Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1674 – 21 May 1722), known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.

Background

Tankerville was the son of the book collector

Bridget Bennett Bridget Bennet born Bridget Howe was an English book collector. She lived at two houses and her husband was a member of Parliament who became Baron Ossulston. Her notes and the changing lists of her books give an insight into her interests, book- ...

and

John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston (1616 – 11 February 1695) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1663 to 1679. He was created Baron Ossulston in 1682. Life Bennet was the eldest son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Harl ...

Political career

Tankerville succeeded his father in the barony in 1695 and was able to take a seat in the

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. In 1714 he was created Earl of Tankerville, a revival of the title which had become extinct on the death of his father-in-law thirteen years earlier (see below). He was sworn of the

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in 1716 and made a

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in 1721.

Family

Lord Tankerville married Lady Mary, daughter of

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, in 1695. He died in May 1722 and was succeeded in his titles by his son,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tankerville, Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of 1674 births 1722 deaths Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain Knights of the Thistle Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Place of birth missing