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Sewallis Shirley (1709–1765)

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73:, so that Shirley could have no claims on her property. Shirley's persistent and aggressive demands for money ensured that the rupture would be permanent, although she ultimately settled £750 per year on him to extinguish his claims. An attempt by 430: 445: 118: 354: 133: 90: 440: 299: 86: 62: 27: 425: 420: 415: 66: 69:. After three years of close attachment, they separated in June 1754. Margaret had taken care to legally protect her own estates and 149: 31: 43: 221: 196: 288: 94: 169: 435: 137: 58: 363: 359: 305: 141: 129: 74: 275: 257: 114: 148:, in Shirley's place; he did not again sit in Parliament. In 1762, he was appointed comptroller of the household to 267: 122: 23: 343: 311: 284: 22:(19 October 1709 – 31 October 1765) was a British Member of Parliament in the latter part of the reign of 383: 374: 329: 369: 30:
ended in divorce after three years, and Shirley spent the last few years of his life as an officer of
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to bring about a reconciliation between them in 1758 was unsuccessful. They had no children.
65:, whom he married on 25 May 1751, shortly after the death of her long-estranged husband, the 325: 54: 250: 179: 339: 102: 105:. After the death of Bridgewater in 1744 and the transfer of the Brackley interest to 399: 110: 173: 70: 431:
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Callington
101:. He followed his patron in backing the opposition under 113:'s ministry. From 5 July to 14 November 1746, he was 152:, a post which he filled until his death in 1765. 61:. In 1746, he began cohabiting with his mistress, 136:on his wife's interest, and was identified as a 57:, including amongst his lovers the notorious 46:(and fourth son by his second wife, Selina). 8: 239: 178:. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p.  97:after the latter accepted office in the 161: 216: 214: 85:Shirley entered Parliament in 1742 at 191: 189: 93:, who had withdrawn his support from 7: 222:"Shirley, Hon. Sewallis (1709-65)" 197:"Shirley, Hon. Sewallis (1709-65)" 42:He was born the fourteenth son of 14: 44:Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers 1: 441:Chief Secretaries for Ireland 224:. History of Parliament Trust 199:. History of Parliament Trust 63:Margaret, Countess of Orford 16:British Member of Parliament 276:Parliament of Great Britain 258:Chief Secretary for Ireland 115:Chief Secretary for Ireland 462: 28:Dowager Countess of Orford 380: 348: 336: 322: 293: 281: 274: 264: 255: 247: 242: 89:, on the interest of the 91:1st Duke of Bridgewater 170:Shirley, Evelyn Philip 132:, he was returned for 50:, MP was his brother. 26:. His marriage to the 436:Younger sons of earls 426:British MPs 1754–1761 421:British MPs 1747–1754 416:British MPs 1741–1747 317:Sir Richard Lyttelton 107:Sir Richard Lyttelton 351:Member of Parliament 296:Member of Parliament 53:Shirley was a noted 384:Fane William Sharpe 375:Fane William Sharpe 340:Hon. Horace Walpole 175:Stemmata Shirleiana 243:Political offices 67:2nd Earl of Orford 394: 393: 381:Succeeded by 330:Thomas Humberston 323:Succeeded by 265:Succeeded by 119:Lord Chesterfield 99:Carteret Ministry 453: 337:Preceded by 326:Marshe Dickinson 312:Sir Paul Methuen 285:Sir Paul Methuen 282:Preceded by 248:Preceded by 240: 234: 233: 231: 229: 218: 209: 208: 206: 204: 193: 184: 183: 166: 130:election of 1754 20:Sewallis Shirley 461: 460: 456: 455: 454: 452: 451: 450: 396: 395: 390: 388:Richard Stevens 386: 373: 366: 358: 346: 342: 332: 328: 315: 308: 303: 291: 287: 270: 261: 253: 251:Richard Liddell 238: 237: 227: 225: 220: 219: 212: 202: 200: 195: 194: 187: 168: 167: 163: 158: 150:Queen Charlotte 146:Richard Stevens 123:Lord Lieutenant 83: 75:Sir Horace Mann 40: 32:Queen Charlotte 17: 12: 11: 5: 459: 457: 449: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 398: 397: 392: 391: 382: 379: 347: 338: 334: 333: 324: 321: 292: 283: 279: 278: 272: 271: 266: 263: 254: 249: 245: 244: 236: 235: 210: 185: 160: 159: 157: 154: 103:Robert Walpole 82: 79: 48:Robert Shirley 39: 36: 34:'s household. 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 458: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 403: 401: 389: 385: 378: 376: 371: 365: 361: 357: 356: 352: 345: 341: 335: 331: 327: 320: 318: 313: 307: 302: 301: 297: 290: 286: 280: 277: 273: 269: 268:Edward Weston 260: 259: 252: 246: 241: 223: 217: 215: 211: 198: 192: 190: 186: 181: 177: 176: 171: 165: 162: 155: 153: 151: 147: 143: 142:1761 election 139: 135: 131: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 80: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 38:Personal life 37: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 368: 349: 344:Edward Bacon 310: 294: 256: 226:. Retrieved 201:. Retrieved 174: 164: 127: 111:Henry Pelham 84: 52: 41: 19: 18: 411:1765 deaths 406:1709 births 370:John Sharpe 400:Categories 377:1756–1761 355:Callington 319:1747–1754 289:George Lee 156:References 134:Callington 95:George Lee 372:1754–1756 314:1742–1747 140:. By the 59:Lady Vane 24:George II 300:Brackley 228:27 April 203:27 April 172:(1873). 87:Brackley 81:Politics 71:jointure 128:At the 121:, then 367:With: 309:With: 117:under 304:1742– 262:1746 364:1761 360:1754 353:for 306:1754 298:for 230:2014 205:2014 138:Tory 55:rake 180:214 402:: 213:^ 188:^ 125:. 362:– 232:. 207:. 182:.

Index

George II
Dowager Countess of Orford
Queen Charlotte
Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers
Robert Shirley
rake
Lady Vane
Margaret, Countess of Orford
2nd Earl of Orford
jointure
Sir Horace Mann
Brackley
1st Duke of Bridgewater
George Lee
Carteret Ministry
Robert Walpole
Sir Richard Lyttelton
Henry Pelham
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Lieutenant
election of 1754
Callington
Tory
1761 election
Richard Stevens
Queen Charlotte
Shirley, Evelyn Philip
Stemmata Shirleiana
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