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'''John Monson, 1st Baron Monson''' [[Privy Council of Great Britain|PC]] (c. 1693–18 July 1748), known as '''Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet''', from 1727 to 1728, was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician. |
'''John Monson, 1st Baron Monson''' [[Privy Council of Great Britain|PC]] (c. 1693–18 July 1748), known as '''Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet''', from 1727 to 1728, was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician. |
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==Life== |
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He was the son of [[Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet]] of [[Broxbourne]], [[Hertfordshire]], and Anne, daughter of Charles Wren of the Isle of Ely. He was born in 1693. |
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He matriculated from [[Christ Church, Oxford]], on 26 Jan. 1708. |
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On 4 April 1722, he was returned to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for the city of [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]], and was re-elected on 30 August 1727.{{sfn|Norgate|1894}} |
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He was created a [[knight of the Bath]] on 17 June 1725, when that order was reconstituted by [[George I]], he succeeded to the family baronetcy, in March 1727, on the death of his uncle Sir William. On 28 May of the following year he was created a peer, with the title of Baron Monson of [[Burton, Lincolnshire]]. |
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Monson was the son of [[Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet]]. He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in 1722, a seat he held until 1728. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Monson''', of Burton in the County of Lincoln. He later served as [[President of the Board of Trade]] from 1737 to 1748 and was admitted to the [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Council]] in 1737. |
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[[Lord Hervey]] in mentioning him among the new creations, but calls him wrongly Sir William. In June 1733, Monson was named captain of the band of gentlemen pensioners, and in June 1737 was appointed [[President of the Board of Trade|first commissioner of trade and plantations]]. |
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In this office, he was confirmed when the board was reconstituted in 1745, and he continued to hold it till his death. On 31 July 1737, He was made a [[[[Privy Council of Great Britain|privy councillor]].{{sfn|Norgate|1894}} |
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Monson died on 20 July 1748, and the [[Duke of Newcastle]], in a letter to the [[Duke of Bedford]], dated 12 Aug. 1748, condoles with him upon 'the loss of so valuable a man and so amiable a friend,' and Bedford in reply uses similar expressions of regret.{{sfn|Norgate|1894}} |
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==Family== |
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| ⚫ | He married Lady Margaret Watson, youngest daughter of [[Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham]], on S April 1725; they had three sons: [[John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson|John, 2nd baron Monson]] (see below) ; [[Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Watson|Lewis Thomas]], who assumed the name of Watson, and was created [[Baron Sondes]] in 1760 ; and George Monson.{{sfn|Norgate|1894}} |
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==Notes== |
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}} |
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}} |
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Revision as of 19:57, 1 August 2013
John Monson, 1st Baron Monson PC (c. 1693–18 July 1748), known as Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet, from 1727 to 1728, was a British politician.
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He was the son of Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Anne, daughter of Charles Wren of the Isle of Ely. He was born in 1693. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, on 26 Jan. 1708. On 4 April 1722, he was returned to the House of Commons for the city of Lincoln, and was re-elected on 30 August 1727.[1]
He was created a knight of the Bath on 17 June 1725, when that order was reconstituted by George I, he succeeded to the family baronetcy, in March 1727, on the death of his uncle Sir William. On 28 May of the following year he was created a peer, with the title of Baron Monson of Burton, Lincolnshire. Lord Hervey in mentioning him among the new creations, but calls him wrongly Sir William. In June 1733, Monson was named captain of the band of gentlemen pensioners, and in June 1737 was appointed first commissioner of trade and plantations. In this office, he was confirmed when the board was reconstituted in 1745, and he continued to hold it till his death. On 31 July 1737, He was made a [[privy councillor.[1]
Monson died on 20 July 1748, and the Duke of Newcastle, in a letter to the Duke of Bedford, dated 12 Aug. 1748, condoles with him upon 'the loss of so valuable a man and so amiable a friend,' and Bedford in reply uses similar expressions of regret.[1]
Family
He married Lady Margaret Watson, youngest daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, on S April 1725; they had three sons: John, 2nd baron Monson (see below) ; Lewis Thomas, who assumed the name of Watson, and was created Baron Sondes in 1760 ; and George Monson.[1]
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- ^ a b c d Norgate 1894.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Norgate, Gerald le Grys (1894). "Monson, John (1693-1748)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
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