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John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge PC (12 April 1665 – 3 December 1707), styled The Honourable John Granville until 1703, was an English soldier, landowner and politician.

Background and education

Granville was the second son of

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, by Jane Wyche, daughter of Sir Peter Wyche. He was the grandson of Sir Bevil Grenville and the younger brother of

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He was educated at

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Political career

Granville fought alongside his elder brother in the Imperial Army during the

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in 1683. Two years later he was returned to Parliament for Launceston, a seat he held until 1687. He welcomed the

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of 1688 and led a force of Grenadiers in support of William of Orange at the

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in September, 1690. He had been appointed

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in February, 1690, but lost the position for political reasons, along with his colonelcy in the Guards and his captaincy of a man-of-war, in December of that year. In 1689 he was elected to Parliament for

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. He notably made four speeches attacking the conditions of the

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and was a member of the committee set up to make recommendations on relieving wounded seamen. He continued to sit for Plymouth until 1698, and then represented Newport until 1700,

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from January to December 1701 and

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from 1701 to 1703. He was in opposition during the whole reign of William III. When Queen Anne succeeded to the throne in 1702, Granville was sworn of the Privy Council. In 1703 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Granville of Potheridge, of

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in the County of Devon, and appointed

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and

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, posts he held until 1705. The latter year he again went into opposition.

Family

Lord Granville of Potheridge married Rebecca Child, daughter of Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet, and widow of

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, in 1703. They had no children. He died in December 1707 after an apoplectic seizure, aged 42. As he had no children the barony died with him. He was buried at

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References

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