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'''Lord Sidney Beauclerk''' [[Privy Council of Great Britain|PC]] (27 February 1703 – 23 November 1744) was a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] politician and |
'''Lord Sidney Beauclerk''' [[Privy Council of Great Britain|PC]] (27 February 1703 – 23 November 1744) was a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] politician and fortune-hunter. He was the grandson of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]]. |
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Beauclerk was a younger son of the [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans|1st Duke of St Albans]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]] and he entered Parliament in 1733 as [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]], alongside his brother, [[Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere of Hanworth|Lord Vere Beauclerk]]. His fortune-hunting eventually gained him the estates of [[Richard Topham]] in and around [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] and [[Old Windsor]] in 1737. He was admitted to the [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Council]] in 1740 and made [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] the same year. |
Beauclerk was a younger son of the [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans|1st Duke of St Albans]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]] and he entered Parliament in 1733 as [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]], alongside his brother, [[Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere of Hanworth|Lord Vere Beauclerk]]. His fortune-hunting eventually gained him the estates of [[Richard Topham]] in and around [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] and [[Old Windsor]] in 1737. He was admitted to the [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Council]] in 1740 and made [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] the same year. |
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Lord Sidney Beauclerk PC (27 February 1703 – 23 November 1744) was a British politician and fortune-hunter. He was the grandson of King Charles II.
Beauclerk was a younger son of the 1st Duke of St Albans. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford and he entered Parliament in 1733 as MP for Windsor, alongside his brother, Lord Vere Beauclerk. His fortune-hunting eventually gained him the estates of Richard Topham in and around Windsor and Old Windsor in 1737. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1740 and made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household the same year.
On 9 December 1736, Beauclerk had married Mary the daughter and heiress of Thomas Norris MP. They had only one son, Topham Beauclerk.
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