Charles Wallop
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Charles Wallop was a British politician.
The third son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
, Charles was educated at Winchester School from 1732 to 1739 and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
from 1740 to 1743. In the 1747 election
, his father had him returned for Whitchurch
, where his family had acquired an electoral interest when his eldest brother
married the daughter of John Conduitt
. He supported Henry Pelham
's government, but did not stand again in 1754. Wallop died unmarried in 1771 in Hackney
.
The third son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth , known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
, Charles was educated at Winchester School from 1732 to 1739 and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
from 1740 to 1743. In the 1747 election
British general election, 1747
The British general election, 1747 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and...
, his father had him returned for Whitchurch
Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
Whitchurch was a parliamentary borough in the English County of Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1586 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, where his family had acquired an electoral interest when his eldest brother
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington was a British politician, styled Hon. John Wallop from 1720 to 1743.The eldest son of John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington, Wallop was educated at Winchester School from 1731 to 1734 and at Christ Church, Oxford in 1735. From 1739 to 1740, he was mayor of...
married the daughter of John Conduitt
John Conduitt
John Conduitt was a British Member of Parliament and Master of the Mint.-Early life, education and family:Conduitt was the son of Leonard and Sarah Conduitt, and was baptized at St Paul's, Covent Garden, London, on 8 March 1688. He was admitted to St Peter's College Westminster School as a King's...
. He supported Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death in 1754...
's government, but did not stand again in 1754. Wallop died unmarried in 1771 in Hackney
Hackney (parish)
Hackney was a parish in the historic county of Middlesex. The parish church of St John-at-Hackney was built in 1789, replacing the nearby former 16th century parish church dedicated to St Augustine . The original tower of that church was retained to hold the bells until the new church could be...
.