Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox ( 1701 - 1750 )

Birth: Goodwood, Sussex (18 May 1701) Death: Godalming, Surrey (08 August 1750) Burial: Chichester Cathedral, Sussex Profession: Courtier Soldier Education: LLD (Cambridge 1728) Career: Travelled to Holland, France, Vienna and Italy (1719-1722); Captain in the royal regiment of Horse Guards (1722); MP for Chichester (1722-1723); Aide de Camp to the King (1724-1732); Lord of the Bedchamber (1726-1735); Lord High Constable (1727); Master of the Horse (1735-1750); Privy Councillor (1735); Mayor of Chichester (1735); Brigadier General (1739); one of the Lords Justice Regents of the Realm (1740, 1745, 1748, 1750); Elder Brother of Trinity House (1737-death), Master (1741-1745); Major General (1742); served at the Battle of Dettingen (1743) and against the Jacobite rebels (1745); Lieutenant-General (1745); General (1745); Ambassador to France (1748-1749); High Steward of Chichester (1749) One of five Fellows who financially supported the settlement of Georgia, contributing funds to the exploratory journeys of Houston and Cumng.