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Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth (30 August 1715 – 31 October 1774) was a British peer.

Early life

Edward Noel was born on 30 August 1715. Wentworth was the eldest son (of six sons and a daughter) of

Sir Clobery Noel, 5th Baronet Sir Clobery Noel, 5th Baronet ( – 30 July 1733), of Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Early life Noel was the eldest son of Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet and his wif ...

, of

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, and the former Elizabeth Rowney. His father served as MP for

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from 1727 until his death in 1733. His paternal grandparents were Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet and the former Mary Clobery (daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Clobery, of Bradstone). His uncle was William Noel, MP for Stamford and

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. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Rowney, MP for

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. He was educated at

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Career

On 30 July 1733 he succeeded to his father's

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. On 18 July 1745 he succeeded his first cousin twice removed, Martha Johnson, 8th Baroness Wentworth, as Baron Wentworth and assumed his seat in the

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. On 5 May 1762 he was created Viscount Wentworth in the

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.Arthur Collins, ''The Peerage of England'', Volume 6 (H. Woodfall, 1768), p.433. Between 1770 and his death in 1774 he served as Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords.

Personal life

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On 20 July 1744, he married Judith Lamb (1724/5–1761), daughter of William Lamb. Together, they were the parents of: * Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth (1745–1815), who married Mary Ligonier, Countess of Ligonier ( Lady Mary Henley), widow of

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, and third daughter of

Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, PC (c. 1708 – 14 January 1772), was the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing. Family Born the second son of ...

) in 1788. * Hon. Judith Noel (1751–1822), who married Admiral Sir Ralph Milbanke, MP for

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, in 1777. * Hon Elizabeth Noel (d. 1779), who married, as his first wife,

Sir James Lamb, 1st Baronet Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament. Background and education Born James Bu ...

, MP for

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and

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, in 1777. * Hon. Sophia Susanna Noel (1758–1782), who married

Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale (27 September 1752 – 27 January 1837) was an English Tory politician and peer. Early life Curzon was the son of Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall, and his wife Lady Caroline Colyear. ...

, MP for

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, in 1777. Upon his death on 21 October 1774, he was succeeded in his titles by his only son, Thomas Noel.

References

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