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Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG, PC (c. 1665 – 5 March 1726) was an English aristocrat.
The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull | |
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Lord President of the Council | |
In office 6 February 1719 – 11 June 1720 | |
Monarch | George I |
Preceded by | The Earl of Sunderland |
Succeeded by | Viscount Townshend |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1665 |
Died | 5 March 1726 |
Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Feilding Lady Isabella Bentinck |
Children | 6, including Mary |
He was born at West Dean, Wiltshire, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire (son of William Pierrepont MP), and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn MP).[1] His older brothers were the 3rd Earl and 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who both died childless.
He was educated at Winchester College,[1] and entered Christ's College, Cambridge in 1683.[2]
He was elected member of parliament for East Retford in 1689, before his accession to the peerage as 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull on the death of his brother in 1690.[3][4] While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland, he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords. He was made a privy councillor and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; afterwards serving as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.[5]
His first wife was Lady Mary Feilding, a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, and his wife Mary King, whom he married in 1687. They had three daughters and a son:[6]
His second wife was Lady Isabella Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, whom he married in 1714. They had two daughters:
He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn, son of William.