John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
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John Wallop, Viscount Lymington (3 August 1718 – 19 November 1749) 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 Lymington
.
On 12 July 1740, he married Catherine Conduit (d. 15 April 1750), the daughter of John Conduitt
and great-niece of Isaac Newton
, by whom he had four sons and a daughter:
In 1741, Wallop was returned to Parliament on his family's interest for Andover
; he and John Pollen defeated William Guidott
and John Pugh, the former a local official and former MP who had gotten himself disliked by the Andover
corporation. Wallop was likewise returned for Whitchurch
, where he had inherited an interest through his wife, but chose to sit for Andover.
He sat as a Whig, supporting Robert Walpole
's administration, and voted for Giles Earle
in his unsuccessful candidacy for chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Elections that year. He abstained from the vote to investigate Walpole's conduct in 1742. In 1743, his father (who had lost a number of local offices in Hampshire
on Walpole's fall), was created Earl of Portsmouth
, and Wallop adopted the style of Viscount Lymington. He voted against the Carteret Ministry
in 1744 on their bill to hire Hanoverian troops for the War of the Austrian Succession
. Lymington was considered a supporter of the Pelham
government in 1747, when he and Pollen were returned for Andover without a contest. Lymington died in late 1749, in the life of his father.
The eldest son of John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington
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....
, Wallop was educated at Winchester School from 1731 to 1734 and at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
in 1735. From 1739 to 1740, he was mayor of Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
.
On 12 July 1740, he married Catherine Conduit (d. 15 April 1750), 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...
and great-niece of Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
, by whom he had four sons and a daughter:
- John Wallop, 2nd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 2nd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth , 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...
(1742–1797) - Hon. Henry WallopHenry Wallop (died 1794)Henry Wallop was a British soldier and politician, the second son of John Wallop, Viscount Lymington.Wallop was commissioned as a lieutenant and captain in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1762...
(d. 1794), a Groom of the Bedchamber - Hon. Rev. Barton Wallop (3 January 1744 – 1 September 1781), married Camilla Powlett Smith in 1771 and had issue, Master of Magdalen College, Cambridge
- Hon. Bennet Wallop (29 January 1745 – 12 February 1815), married and had issue
- Hon. Catharine Wallop (b. 3 January 1746), married on 3 October 1770 Hon. Lockhart Gordon and had issue
In 1741, Wallop was returned to Parliament on his family's interest for 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,...
; he and John Pollen defeated William Guidott
William Guidott
William Guidott was MP for Andover for seven parliaments between 1708 and 1727.He lived at Preston Candover near Basingstoke and Andover and married Patience Soper....
and John Pugh, the former a local official and former MP who had gotten himself disliked by the Andover
Andover
-Places:In the United Kingdom:* Andover, Hampshire, EnglandIn Canada:* Andover, New Brunswick* Perth-Andover, New BrunswickIn the United States:* Andover, California* Andover, Connecticut* Andover, Florida* Andover, Illinois* Andover, Iowa...
corporation. Wallop was likewise 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 he had inherited an interest through his wife, but chose to sit for Andover.
He sat as a Whig, supporting Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
's administration, and voted for Giles Earle
Giles Earle
Giles Earle was an English collector of songs, and assumed poet and composer, now known for his manuscript collection Giles Earle his Booke dated 1615. Songs from it were set to music by Peter Warlock....
in his unsuccessful candidacy for chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Elections that year. He abstained from the vote to investigate Walpole's conduct in 1742. In 1743, his father (who had lost a number of local offices in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
on Walpole's fall), was created Earl of Portsmouth
Earl of Portsmouth
Earl of Portsmouth is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1743 for John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington, who had previously represented Hampshire in the House of Commons. He had already been created Baron Wallop, of Farleigh Wallop in Hampshire in the County of Southampton,...
, and Wallop adopted the style of Viscount Lymington. He voted against the Carteret Ministry
Carteret Ministry
-The Ministry:*Henry Pelham, who had been Paymaster of the Forces, became First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1743; he would continue to exercise those offices well into the next decade, as head of the First and Second Pelham Ministry....
in 1744 on their bill to hire Hanoverian troops for the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
. Lymington was considered a supporter of the 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...
government in 1747, when he and Pollen were returned for Andover without a contest. Lymington died in late 1749, in the life of his father.