Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow

Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow, PC ( * June 23, 1654 Cranleigh, † December 5th 1717 Soho Square, Westminster, London) was an English nobleman and politician.

Life

Family and Title

Onslow was born as a heritage of four children of the politician Arthur Onslow and his second wife Mary Foot. He was baptized on July 9, 1654. Even his maternal grandfather, Thomas Foot was elected in 1649 to the Lord Mayor of London. Being a year younger brother Foot belonged from 1688 to the House of Commons as MP for Guildford. Onslow married on August 31, 1676 in St. Dionis Back Church Tulse Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Tulse. With her he had two daughters and a son. His wife's family had in 1650, at the time of the Commonwealth of England, lands in the area of present-day London Borough of Tulse Hill, whose name derives from this. Elizabeth committed suicide late 1718, having previously suffered a long time from depression. The hereditary title of Baron Onslow of Onslow, he was awarded in 1716. When he died a year later of fever was the title on to his son Thomas.

Career

His education was Onslow from the June 7, 1671 at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. In 1674 he became a member of the Inner Temple, but without being there admitted to the bar. His political career began in Onslow in 1778 as a member of the House of Commons, where he served until 1687 as a representative of the constituency of Guildford. 1688 to 1710 he represented then the constituency of Surrey. During this time he completed his military service even in the Royal Navy, where he was promoted to captain. Between 1710 and 1713 he was MP for St. Mawes before he again took over the representation for Surrey from 1713 to 1715. In addition to his service as a Member Onslow was 1690-1693 Representative of the Lord High Admiral of England. In 1700 he was nominated for the office of Speaker of the House of Commons, but the vote lost to Robert Harley. For this he was appointed in 1701 to the High Steward of Guilford. In 1708 he won eventually the office of Speaker of the House of Commons, which he held until 1710. Through his pedantic official guide but he made himself unpopular with many parliamentarians. In 1709 he became a director in the Levant Company. In June of the following year Queen Ann appointed him to the Privy Council, a post that he also Ann's successor George I held. This appointed him Chancellor of the Exchequer 1714. However, in this office Onslow only a year before he was appointed Teller of the Exchequer for life. From 1716 until his death, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey.