Middleton Onslow
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Middleton Onslow was an English landowner, who briefly entered Parliament on behalf of the senior branch of his family.
The elder son of Denzil Onslow
and his wife Anne, he belonged to the Onslows of Drungewick, Sussex, a junior branch of the Surrey
political family. Through his father, he was third cousin to the George Onslow
, later the Earl of Onslow
. Middleton was put into Parliament for Rye
at the 1774 election
to hold the seat until George's son Tom
should come of age to take the seat. No political activity on Middleton's part is recorded, and on 20 April 1775, he took the Manor of East Hendred to leave the seat and allow it to pass to Tom.
On 31 August 1769, he married Anne, daughter of Trevor Borrett and widow of Arthur Reid. They had three children:
Onslow sold the estate of Kevington to the Berens family.
The elder son of Denzil Onslow
Denzil Onslow (of Stoughton)
Denzil Onslow was a British politician. A member of the influential Onslow family of Surrey, he held a number of lucrative Government posts, and died owing a substantial sum to the Treasury through mismanagement of his accounts....
and his wife Anne, he belonged to the Onslows of Drungewick, Sussex, a junior branch of the Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
political family. Through his father, he was third cousin to the George Onslow
George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow
George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow PC , known as The Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician....
, later the Earl of Onslow
Earl of Onslow
Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow. The Onslow family descends from Arthur Onslow, who represented Bramber, Sussex and Guildford in the House of Commons...
. Middleton was put into Parliament for Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
at the 1774 election
British general election, 1774
The British general election, 1774 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:...
to hold the seat until George's son Tom
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow was an English nobleman and courtier who succeeded to his title in 1814. Originally the Honourable Tom Onslow, he was styled Viscount Cranley from 1801 to 1814...
should come of age to take the seat. No political activity on Middleton's part is recorded, and on 20 April 1775, he took the Manor of East Hendred to leave the seat and allow it to pass to Tom.
On 31 August 1769, he married Anne, daughter of Trevor Borrett and widow of Arthur Reid. They had three children:
- Gen Denzil Onslow (1770–1838)
- Rev. Middleton Onslow (d. 1837), Rector of Bradford Peverell, married and had issue
- Maj. William Onslow, 4th Dragoons4th Queen's Own HussarsThe 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
, married and had issue
Onslow sold the estate of Kevington to the Berens family.