Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway
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Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, PC (4 July 1758 – 23 July 1810), was a British statesman of the late 18th and early 19th ceturies. His career included service as Comptroller of the Household
during the reign of King George III.
In 1769 he legally changed his surname to Monckton-Arundell by Royal License after his father, under the terms of the will of his aunt, Lady Frances Arundell, inherited her estates upon her death.
He served as the MP
for Pontefract
(his families seat) from 1774 and 1780-83 and was known the be a great supporter of parliamentary reform.
Whilst serving in the House of Commons he succeeded his elder brother as the Viscount Galway
after his brother's death, unmarried, at the age of 24.
He gave up his parliamentary seat following an appointment as envoy to the Elector Palatine Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
. However due to circumstances unknown the appointment fell through and in the general election of 1783 he was elected to York for which he served until 1790.
He stood unsuccessfully for the Pontefract
seat in 1790, but was returned for the borough in 1796 and served until his resignation in 1802.
In 1784 he was invested as a Privy Councillor and also as a K.B.
, whilst from 1784 to 1787 he served as the Comptroller of the Household
(a whip).
and had by her (amongst other children):
Viscount Galway was known in society to be estranged from his first wife and upon her death on the 19th of November 1801, he subsequently married on the 24th May 1803 Mary Bridget Milnes (d. 15 November 1835), daughter of Pemberton Milnes. There was no children from the second marriage (Mary had been married before but that also failed to produce children)
Lord Galway died on the 23 July 1810 and was succeeded as Viscount Galway
by his son.
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Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
during the reign of King George III.
Life and Career
Robert Monckton was the second son of William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway and his wife Elizabeth Villa-Real.In 1769 he legally changed his surname to Monckton-Arundell by Royal License after his father, under the terms of the will of his aunt, Lady Frances Arundell, inherited her estates upon her death.
He served as the MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
(his families seat) from 1774 and 1780-83 and was known the be a great supporter of parliamentary reform.
Whilst serving in the House of Commons he succeeded his elder brother as the Viscount Galway
Viscount Galway
Viscount Galway is a title that has been created once in the Peerage of England and thrice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. He was made Earl of St Albans at the same time...
after his brother's death, unmarried, at the age of 24.
He gave up his parliamentary seat following an appointment as envoy to the Elector Palatine Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death...
. However due to circumstances unknown the appointment fell through and in the general election of 1783 he was elected to York for which he served until 1790.
He stood unsuccessfully for the Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
seat in 1790, but was returned for the borough in 1796 and served until his resignation in 1802.
In 1784 he was invested as a Privy Councillor and also as a K.B.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, whilst from 1784 to 1787 he served as the Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
(a whip).
Family
He married 1stly in 1779 Elizabeth Mathew, daughter of Daniel Mathew of Felix Hall, EssexEssex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and had by her (amongst other children):
- William George Monckton-Arundell, 5th Viscount Galway whose children included George Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount GalwayGeorge Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount GalwayGeorge Edward Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway , was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician....
- The Hon. Henrietta Maria Monckton-Arundell who married Robert Pemberton MilnesRobert Pemberton MilnesRobert Pemberton Milnes , was a British landowner and politician.Milnes was the son of Richard Slater Milnes, of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire, by Rachael, daughter of Hans Busk...
and had two children with him: Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron HoughtonRichard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron HoughtonRichard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS was an English poet, patron of literature and politician.-Background and education:...
and Henrietta Maria Milnes who married George Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount GalwayGeorge Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount GalwayGeorge Edward Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway , was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician....
Viscount Galway was known in society to be estranged from his first wife and upon her death on the 19th of November 1801, he subsequently married on the 24th May 1803 Mary Bridget Milnes (d. 15 November 1835), daughter of Pemberton Milnes. There was no children from the second marriage (Mary had been married before but that also failed to produce children)
Lord Galway died on the 23 July 1810 and was succeeded as Viscount Galway
Viscount Galway
Viscount Galway is a title that has been created once in the Peerage of England and thrice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. He was made Earl of St Albans at the same time...
by his son.
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