John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth (29 June 1742 – 16 May 1797), styled Hon. John Wallop from 1743 to 1749 and Viscount Lymington from 1749 to 1762, was a British nobleman.
He was the son of
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington (3 August 1718 – 19 November 1749) was a British politician, styled Hon. John Wallop from 1720 to 1743.
Early life
The eldest son of John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington, Wallop was educated at Winchester Scho ...
and his wife Catherine. Through his father he inherited the Wallop electoral interests at
Andover
Andover may refer to:
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* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
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* Andover, Hampshire, England
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, near the family seat of
Hurstbourne Park
Hurstbourne Park is a country house and 1200-acre estate near Whitchurch, Hampshire, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England.
The park and garden are Grade II listed with Historic England since May 1984, "A late C18 landscape park and pleasure ground surr ...
,
and through his mother, those of the Conduitt family at
Whitchurch, although his influence there had ceased by 1774.
His father died at the age of 31 in 1749; Wallop, now styled "Viscount Lymington," did not inherit the earldom from his grandfather until 1762. On 1 October 1755, he was created a
DCL of
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
.
On 27 August 1763, Portsmouth married Urania Fellowes (d. 1812), daughter of
Coulson Fellowes Coulson Fellowes (1696–1769) was an English landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for from 1741 to 1761.
Life
He was the eldest son of the barrister William Fellowes and his wife Mary Martyn; his maternal grandmother was Susannah Couls ...
.
They had four sons and four daughters:
[''Debrett's Peerage'']
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John Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth
John Charles Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (18 December 1767 – 14 July 1853), styled Viscount Lymington until 1797, was a British nobleman and lunatic.
The Earl was known from an early age to have an unsound mind, and his estate was placed und ...
(1767–1853)
*Lady Urania Anabella Wallop (1 June 1769 – 17 December 1844)
*Lady Camilla Maria Wallop (8 November 1770 – 10 September 1789)
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Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth
Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth (26 June 1772 – 9 January 1854) was an English politician, styled Hon. Newton Wallop until 1794 and Hon. Newton Fellowes from 1794 to 1853. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Andover from 1802 to ...
(1772–1854), who adopted the surname of Fellowes in 1794
*Hon.
Coulson Wallop
Coulson Wallop (19 September 1774 – 31 August 1807) was a British Member of Parliament. The younger son of the Earl of Portsmouth, he briefly sat in Parliament on a family interest and later died in captivity in France during the Napoleonic Wars ...
(1774–1807)
*Lady Henrietta Dorothea Wallop (6 May 1780 – 10 June 1862), married 19 January 1815 (
O.S.) Rev. John Comyns Churchill
*Lady Emma Maria Wallop (13 August 1781 – 22 May 1798)
*Hon. William Fellowes Wallop (20 May 1784 – 20 November 1790)
References
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1742 births
1797 deaths
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John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...