Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine (25 January 1666 – 21 June 1702) was an

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Member of Parliament and peer. He was the Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire and Member of Parliament for

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and

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. He was the father or grandfather of all the later Viscounts Irvine.

Early life

The 3rd Viscount Irvine was the younger of two sons of the 1st Viscount, Henry Ingram, of

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, and younger brother of the 2nd Viscount, Edward Ingram (c. 1662–1688). Edward inherited the title at the age of 4, on his father's death, and therefore their mother the Viscountess Essex Ingram, née Montagu (daughter of

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), was the more important parental example. Arthur lived a little longer than his father and brother, both of whom died at the age of 26.

Career

Arthur inherited the titles and the benefit of his brother's estate in 1688. From 1693 to 1701, he served as a Member of Parliament for

. From 1701 to 1702, he was MP for

. From 1692 to 1702, he served as Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire and from 1699 to 1702, he served as

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Personal life

In October 1685, when he was 19 and she 15 years old, Arthur married Isabella Machell (1670–1764) in London at

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, although that church was then being rebuilt (1681–1686). Isabella was the eldest daughter of the former Helena Warmestry, and John Machell (1637–1704) of Hills Place, MP for

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. The marriage reinforced older Machell connections with the Rich family, from which Viscountess Essex Ingram, Arthur's mother, was also descended. In 1691 Isabella's sister Caecilia Maria married John Parsons at

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, and they had a daughter Helena. Together, Arthur and Isabella were the parents of nine sons, heirs to the Viscountcy, who were born between 1686 and 1701, including: * Edward Machell Ingram, 4th Viscount of Irvine (1686–1714) *

Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine (6 January 1688 – 10 April 1721), was an English peer and politician. Early life Ingram was born on 6 January 1688. He was the second of nine sons born to Isabella Machell ...

(1688–1721) *

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(1689–1736) * Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine (1691–1761) * Hon. John Ingram (1693–1715) *

George Ingram, 8th Viscount of Irvine George Ingram, 8th Viscount Irvine (or Irwin) (16941763) was an English clergyman and peer in the Peerage of Scotland. His occupation of the Viscountcy was brief, from 1761 to 1763. He was Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Origin ...

(1694–1763) * Hon.

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(1696–1748) * Hon. Thomas Ingram (1698–1698), who died infancy. * Hon. William Ingram (1701–1756) The 3rd Viscount made his will on 12 June 1702, giving half his estate to Lady Isabella, and £2000 each in trust for his younger sons, but noting that if John Machell settled his estate on the second son, Rich, his portion should be shared among the others. Lady Isabella was to have their guardianship and upbringing. He died on 21 June 1702, and was buried at

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on 8 July 1702. John Machell (who often stayed at Temple Newsam) died in 1704, entailing all of his valuable estate at Horsham in Sussex to descend to his grandchildren, commencing with the second, Rich Ingram (since the eldest was to inherit Temple Newsam). This was (according to his will) on condition that any so inheriting should change their name to Machell, a proviso which was not respected. Isabella outlived all her sons and died in 1764 at the age of 94.

Legacy

A portrait reputed to be of Arthur the 3rd Viscount is at Temple Newsam, and he also features in a landscape hunting scene by

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. A portrait of Isabella (Machell), Viscountess Irwin, by

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, is also at Temple Newsam.Portrait of Isabella, Viscountess Irwin, c. 1685-90, see a
Art UK, Leeds Museums and Galleries/Bridgeman images
Isabella's dates are incorrectly given as 1688-1721.

References

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