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William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey

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William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey
The Earl of Jersey, with his sister, Mary, Lady Lansdowne.
Member of Parliament for Kent
In office
1705-1708
Personal details
Bornc. 1682 (1682)
Died13 July 1721 (aged 38–39)
Spouse
Judith Herne
(m. 1704)
Children3, including William and Thomas
Parent
RelativesVilliers family
William Chiffinch (grandfather)
Edward Villiers (grandfather)

William Villers, 2nd Earl of Jersey (c. 1682[1] – 13 July 1721[2]), known as Viscount Villiers from 1697 to 1711, was an English peer and politician from the Villiers family.

Biography

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Jersey was the son of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey and his wife Barbara, daughter of William Chiffinch. He represented Kent in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708.[3] In 1711, he succeeded his father as earl.

During 1703 he travelled to Italy (Grand Tour) and he commissioned Massimiliano Soldani Benzi a bronze medal.[4]

On 22 March 1704, William married Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne and Elizabeth Lisle.[5] They had three children:

References

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  1. ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1909). The Dictionary of National Biography. Macmillan Company. p. 326. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. G. Woodfall. 1828. p. 140. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "VILLIERS, William, Visct. Villiers (1682-1721), of Squerryes, nr. Westerham, Kent, and Golden Square, London". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ Ingamells, John (1997). A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy, 1701-1800. Yale University Press. p. 969. ISBN 978-0-300-07165-8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1956. p. 1190. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kent
1705–1707
With: Sir Cholmeley Dering
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Kent
1707–1708
With: Sir Cholmeley Dering
Succeeded by
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Jersey
1711–1721
Succeeded by