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. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of

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, of Tong Castle,

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. He was the uncle of

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, William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, and

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. Pierrepont was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Appleby in 1698, a seat he held until 1705. In 1702 he was raised to the

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as Baron Pierrepont, of

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. This creation in the Peerage of Ireland allowed him to be

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, yet still remain in the

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. In 1714 he was further honoured when he was made Baron Pierrepont, of Hanslape in the County of Buckingham, in the

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, with this creation giving him an automatic seat in the

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. Lord Pierrepont married Lucy Pelham, daughter of

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, in 1680. He died in May 1715 when the baronies became extinct. Lady Pierrepont died in July 1721.thepeerage.com Gervais Pierrepont, 1st and last Baron Pierrepont of Hanslape
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Gervase Gervase is a masculine given name which may refer to: Pre-modern era :''Ordered chronologically'' * Gervase of Besançon (died 685), saint and a bishop of Besançon * Gervase of Bazoches (died 1108), Prince of Galilee * Gervase of Blois (died c ...

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