James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ( 1674 - 1744 )

Birth: Dewsall, Herefordshire, England (06 January 1674) Death: Canons, Edgware, Middlesex (09 August 1744) Burial: Under a gorgeous monument in the church of Stanmore Parva, which he had rebuilt in 1715 Profession: Courtier Landowner Education: New College, Oxford (matriculated 1690); Inner Temple (admitted 1710) Career: MP for Hereford (1698-1714); Paymaster-General of the Forces Abroad (1707-1712); Clerk of the Hanaper (1714); Governor of the Turkey Company (1718-1736); built a splendid house at Canons and began another in St James's Square, Westminster, the cost being some £200,000; Governor of the Charterhouse (1721); Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire and Radnorshire (`1721-1742); Chancellor of the University of St Andrews (1724-death); got into difficulties with his speculative investments and lost most of his money (1734); Governor of the Foundling Hospital (1739) Honours: Viscount Wilton and Earl of Caernarvon 1714; Marquess of Caernarvon and Duke of Chandos 1719 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1694 Council: 1695, 1697, 1700, 1702.