Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG, PC (c. 1665 – 5 March 1726) was an English aristocrat, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn), and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby. He was born at West Dean, Wiltshire.[1]

His Grace The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull KG PC
Lord President of the Council
In office 6 February 1719 – 11 June 1720
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Earl of Sunderland
Succeeded by	Viscount Townshend

Arms of Pierrepont: Argent semée of cinquefoils gules, a lion rampant sable

Political career

He had been the member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage as fifth Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1690.[2][3] While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland, he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords. He was made a privy councillor and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; afterwards serving as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.[4]

Family

His first wife was Lady Mary Feilding, a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, and his wife Mary King, whom he married in 1687. They had three daughters and a son:[5]

• Lady Mary Pierrepoint (died 1762), who married the diplomat Edward Wortley-Montagu
• Lady Frances Pierrepont (died 1761), who married John Erskine, Earl of Mar
• Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (died 1727), who married John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and was mother of Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford
• William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who died of smallpox, aged 20, in July 1713. He married and had a daughter Frances (died 1795) and a son Evelyn.

His second wife was Lady Isabella Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, whom he married in 1714. They had two daughters:

• Lady Caroline Pierrepont (died 1753), who married Thomas Brand (senior), MP
• Lady Anne Pierrepont (1719–1739)

He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn, son of William.

References

1. "Biography of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (c.1665-1726)". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "Pierrepont, Evelyn (1665?-1726)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
3. "Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull at Special Collections of The University of Nottingham". Nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
4.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kingston-upon-Hull, Earls and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 822.
5. "William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1692-1713) at Special Collections of The University of Nottingham". Nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.