Lord William Beauclerk (22 May 1698 – 1733) was a British army officer and politician who sat in the

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from 1724 to 1733. Beauclerk was the second son of

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, and his wife Lady Diana de Vere, daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th and last

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. He was educated at

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in 1707 and joined the army. He was a lieutenant in the

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in 1716 and a captain in the

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in 1721. He married Charlotte Werden, daughter of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet on. 13 December 1722.Charlotte Werden was buried at St James's Church, Piccadilly, on 7 July 1770. Source: ''The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812''. 7 July 1770. Beauclerk was returned as

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for

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at a by-election on 20 January 1724 with the support of his cousin Charles Lennox. He supported the Administration throughout his time in Parliament. He was returned at Chichester at the 1727 general election. In 1728 he was appointed vice-chamberlain of the Household to Queen Caroline. Beauclerk died on 23 February 1733. He left two sons and two daughters. Through his son Lt.-Col. Charles Beauclerk he was the grandfather of George Beauclerk, 4th Duke of St Albans. His brothers

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, Vere, Henry, Sidney and

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were also Members of Parliament.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauclerk, William, Lord 1698 births 1733 deaths People educated at Eton College Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 Younger sons of dukes