William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor
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Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor FRS FSA was a British nobleman, styled Hon. Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie from 1761 to 1765 and Viscount Folkestone from 1765 to 1776.-Life:...
and Hon. Anne Duncombe.
He first entered the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Downton
Downton (UK Parliament constituency)
Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
upon reaching his majority in 1801, switching to Salisbury
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....
in 1802. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
on 22 November 1801.
He married, firstly, Lady Catherine Pelham-Clinton (d. 17 May 1804), daughter of Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln
Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln
Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln was a short-lived British politician, the second son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne....
, on 2 October 1801 and had two children:
- Lady Catherine Pleydell-Bouverie (8 July 1801 – 21 February 1875), married Edward Pery Buckley
- a stillborn daughter (2 May 1804)
On 31 March 1803, he was commissioned a captain in the Berkshire Regiment of Militia, and a captain in the Berkshire Yeomanry on 14 March 1805. From 9 December 1812 to August 1817, he was lieutenant-colonel of the Berkshire Regiment of Militia.
He married, secondly, Judith Anne St John-Mildmay, daughter of Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 3rd Baronet on 24 May 1814 and had six children:
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of RadnorJacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of RadnorJacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor , was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor and Judith Anne St John-Mildmay. He was styled Viscount Folkestone from 1828 until 1869....
(18 September 1815 – 11 March 1889) - Hon. Ann Maria Pleydell-Bouverie (16 January 1817 – 18 July 1825)
- Rt. Hon. Edward Pleydell-BouverieEdward Pleydell-BouverieEdward Pleydell-Bouverie PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from 1828, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of Lord Palmerston's first administration as Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1855 and as President of the Poor Law Board between 1855 and...
(26 April 1818 – 16 December 1889) - Lady Jane Harriet Pleydell-Bouverie (April 1819 – 7 June 1903), married William Ellice
- Lady Mary Pleydell-BouverieLady Mary BouverieMary Wilde, Baroness Penzance , born Lady Mary Pleydell-Bouverie, was an English gardener. She was the daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor and Judith Anne St. John-Mildmay. She married Sir James Wilde in 1860, becoming Baroness Penzance on her husband's elevation to the...
(22 December 1825 – 24 October 1900), married James Wilde, 1st Baron PenzanceJames Wilde, 1st Baron PenzanceJames Plaisted Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance was a noted British judge and rose breeder who was also a proponent of the Baconian theory that the works usually attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact authored by Francis Bacon.... - a stillborn son (26 June 1832)
On 27 January 1828, he succeeded his father as Earl of Radnor, and on 9 February 1828 as Recorder
Recorder (judge)
A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales. It now refers to two quite different appointments. The ancient Recorderships of England and Wales now form part of a system of Honorary Recorderships which are filled by the most senior full-time circuit judges...
of Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
. Radnor was made a deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
on 9 August 1839 and a vice-lieutenant of the county on 17 August 1839.