John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave

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John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier.

Waldegrave was the youngest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave. He joined the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the rank of Captain in 1739. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1743 and fought at the Battle of Fontenoy where he was wounded in 1745.

Seven Years' War

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He became an Member of Parliament (MP) 1747 and continued his military career alongside his political one, becoming a Major General in 1757 and fought at the Battle of Minden in 1759, became a Lieutenant-General that year and fought at the Battle of Warburg in 1760. He later became a General in 1772.

Waldegrave was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1760–63 and upon the death of his elder brother without male-heirs in 1763, Waldegrave inherited his titles. On 7 May 1751, he had married Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower and they had four children:

Ancestry

Family of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Henry Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 2nd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Charles Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 3rd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ann/Anne Paston
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Helen Englefield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Winifred Brooksby
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Charles I of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King James II of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henrietta Maria of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henrietta FitzJames
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Winston Churchill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arabella Churchill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Drake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Webb, 1st Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Webb, 2nd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Carrell/Caryll
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John (or William?) Blomer/Bloomer of Hatherop Castle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Blomer/Bloomer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frances Browne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Webb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Thomas Belasyse of Newborough, 1st Viscount Fauconberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Cholmondeley/Cholmeley/Cholmley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Belasyse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Orford
17471754
With: Henry Bilson Legge
Succeeded by
John Offley
Henry Bilson Legge
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
1754–1763
With: Baptist Leveson-Gower 1754–1761
Henry Vernon 1761–1762
Sir Lawrence Dundas 1762–1763
Succeeded by
Thomas Gilbert
Sir Lawrence Dundas
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot
1751–1755
Succeeded by
Sir Joseph Yorke
Preceded by Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Dragoons
1755–1758
Preceded by Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Dragoons
1758–1759
Succeeded by
Hon. John Fitzwilliam
Preceded by Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
1759–1773
Succeeded by
The Viscount Townshend
Preceded by Governor of Plymouth
1760–1784
Succeeded by
Lord George Lennox
Preceded by Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
1773–1784
Succeeded by
The Duke of York and Albany
Political offices
Preceded by Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte
1770–1784
Succeeded by
The Earl Waldegrave
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Essex
1781–1784
Succeeded by
The Lord Howard de Walden
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl Waldegrave
1763–1784
Succeeded by
George Waldegrave

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