John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth
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John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth (29 June 1742 – 16 May 1797), styled Hon. John Wallop from 1743 to 1749 and Viscount Lymington from 1749 to 1762, was a British nobleman.
He was the son of John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
and his wife Catherine. Through his father he inherited the Wallop electoral interests at Andover
, near the family seat of Hurstbourne Park, and through his mother, those of the Conduitt family at Whitchurch
, although his influence there had ceased by 1774. His father died at the age of 31 in 1749; Wallop, now styled "Viscount Lymington," did not inherit the earldom from his grandfather until 1762. On 1 October 1755, he was created a DCL
of Oxford.
On 27 August 1763, Portsmouth married Urania Fellowes (d. 1812), daughter of Coulson Fellowes. They had four sons and four daughters:
He was the son of John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
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...
and his wife Catherine. Through his father he inherited the Wallop electoral interests at Andover
Andover (UK Parliament constituency)
Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
, near the family seat of Hurstbourne Park, and through his mother, those of the Conduitt family at 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:...
, although his influence there had ceased by 1774. His father died at the age of 31 in 1749; Wallop, now styled "Viscount Lymington," did not inherit the earldom from his grandfather until 1762. On 1 October 1755, he was created a DCL
Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws degrees....
of Oxford.
On 27 August 1763, Portsmouth married Urania Fellowes (d. 1812), daughter of Coulson Fellowes. They had four sons and four daughters:
- John Wallop, 3rd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 3rd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Charles Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth , styled Viscount Lymington until 1797, was a British nobleman and lunatic....
(1767–1853) - Lady Urania Anabella Wallop (1 June 1769 – 17 December 1844)
- Lady Camilla Maria Wallop (8 November 1770 – 10 September 1789)
- Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth (1772–1854), who adopted the surname of Fellowes in 1794
- Hon. Coulson WallopCoulson WallopCoulson Wallop was a British Member of Parliament. The younger son of the Earl of Portsmouth, he briefly sat in Parliament on a family interest and later died in captivity in France during the Napoleonic Wars....
(1774–1807) - Lady Henrietta Dorothea Wallop (6 May 1780 – 10 June 1862), married 19 January 1815 (O.S.) Rev. John Comyns Churchill
- Lady Emma Maria Wallop (13 August 1781 – 22 May 1798)
- Hon. William Fellowes Wallop (20 May 1784 – 20 November 1790)