Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1674 – 21 May 1722), known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.

Background

Tankerville was the son of the book collector Bridget Bennet and

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Political career

Tankerville succeeded his father in the barony in 1695 and was able to take a seat in the

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. In 1714 he was created Earl of Tankerville, a revival of the title which had become extinct on the death of his father-in-law thirteen years earlier (see below). He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1716 and made a

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in 1721.

Family

Lord Tankerville married Lady Mary, daughter of

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, in 1695. He died in May 1722 and was succeeded in his titles by his son,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tankerville, Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of 1674 births 1722 deaths Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain Knights of the Thistle Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Place of birth missing