John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (15 January 1703 – 7 April 1727), styled Viscount Wilton from 1714 to 1719, was an

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Member of the British Parliament,

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to the

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John was the fourth, but eldest surviving son of

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and his first wife Mary. He was educated at

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, from which he graduated in 1718. Viscount Wilton, as he then was, matriculated at

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on 4 November 1719, from which he received a

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on 8 April 1721. He also studied at

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that year. Carnarvon completed his education with a

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of Europe from 1721 to 1723. After his return to England, he married Lady Catherine Tollemache, daughter of

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, on 1 September 1724. The couple had two children: *Lady Catherine Brydges (17 December 1725 – 16 May 1807), married first Capt. William Berkeley Lyon and second Edwyn Francis Stanhope, by the latter of whom she was mother of Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, 1st Baronet *Lady Jane Brydges (28 April 1727 – 1 March 1776), married James Brydges of Pinner, without issue Carnarvon was returned on his father's electoral interest for the constituency of

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in January 1726, at a

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following the death of John Pepper MP. However, he died in April 1727 of

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. His place was filled by William Stanhope, lately Ambassador to Spain.

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