Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, 4th Viscount Campden (1641 – January 1689) was a British peer, styled Hon. Edward Noel from 1660 to 1681.

Origins

Edward Noel was born in 1641, the son and heir of

Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden (1611 – 29 October 1682) was an English politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Custos Rotulorum of Rutland and the Member of Parliament for Rutland. Early life Baptist Noel was born at Exton Hall ...

Career

Noel represented

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

in the

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from 1661 to 1679. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

in March 1670. In 1676, he was appointed

Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire. From 1889 until 1959, the administrative county was named the County of Southampton. *W ...

in February, and Warden and Keeper of the

New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featu ...

in March. After being appointed Colonel of the Hampshire Militia in 1678, he was briefly

knight of the shire Knight of the shire ( la, milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistributio ...

for

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in 1679. On 3 February 1681, he was created

Baron Noel Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

and entered the

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, and was appointed

Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire. *William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester bef. 1544 – aft. 1558 *John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester bef. 1562–1576 *Francis Walsingham, Sir Francis Walsi ...

. In 1682, he was given several local offices in Hampshire: Governor of Portsmouth, Constable of

Porchester Castle Portchester Castle is a medieval fortress that was developed within the walls of the Roman Saxon Shore fort of Portus Adurni at Portchester, to the east of Fareham in Hampshire. The keep was probably built in the late 11th century as a ba ...

, and Lieutenant of South Bere Forest. He succeeded his father in October as

Viscount Campden A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

and as

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

and Custos Rotulorum of Rutland, and was further honoured at the end of the year when he was created

Earl of Gainsborough Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs. However, the title was re ...

on 1 December 1682. Between December 1687 and January 1688, during the purge of James II, he was dismissed from all his Hampshire offices in favour of the

Duke of Berwick Duke of Berwick () ''()'' is a title that was created in the Peerage of England on 19 March 1687 for James FitzJames, the illegitimate son of James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Arabella Churchill. The title's name ...

, although he was commissioned a captain in the Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot in 1687. He was also replaced by

Earl of Peterborough Earl of Peterborough was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for John Mordaunt, 5th Baron Mordaunt (see Baron Mordaunt for earlier history of the family). He was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, the second Earl. He was ...

Lord Lieutenant of Rutland The ancient position of Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland was abolished on 31 March 1974. Between 1 April 1974 and its reestablishment on 8 April 1997 Rutland came under the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1690, all lord-lieutenants have also b ...

at this time. On 25 March 1688, he was reappointed Warden and Keeper of the New Forest and the Park of Lyndhurst.

Marriages and issue

He married twice: WriothesleyArms

*Firstly to Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley, the eldest of the three daughters and co-heiresses of

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG ( ; 10 March 1607 – 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was an English statesman, a staunch supporter of King Charles II who after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 r ...

(by his first wife), by whom he had five children: **

Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough (c. 1661 – 21 September 1690) was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden from 1683 to 1689. Early life Wriothesley Noel was born circa 1661. He was the son of Edward ...

(d. 1690), son and heir; **Lady Frances Noel (d. 1684), who married Simon Digby, 4th Baron Digby **Lady Jane Noel, who married

William Digby, 5th Baron Digby William Digby, 5th Baron Digby (20 February 1661 – 27 November 1752) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Life Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on ...

**Lady Elizabeth Noel, who married Richard Norton (d.1732); **Lady Juliana Noel, who died unmarried *Secondly he married Mary Herbert, widow of

Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Worsley (1643–1675, Appuldurcombe) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England during the Cavalier Parliament, representing Newtown on the Isle of Wight from 1666 to 1675. He was count ...

and daughter of

James Herbert James John Herbert, OBE (8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013) was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 l ...

. Without issue.

Death and succession

He died in January 1689 and was succeeded by his son

References

, - 1641 births 1689 deaths Earls of Gainsborough (1682 creation) Lord-Lieutenants of Hampshire Lord-Lieutenants of Rutland

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