John West, 1st Earl De la Warr ( 1693 - 1766 )

Birth: 04 April 1693 Death: 16 March 1766 Burial: St Margaret's, Westminster Profession: Soldier; Courtier Career: Travelled abroad; Standard-Bearer of the Band of Gentleman Pensioners (1712-1714); Clerk extraordinary of the Privy Council (1712-1723); MP for Grampound (1715-1722); Guidon and 1st Major (1715), Lieutenant Colonel (1717), Colonel (1737-1766) of 1st Troop of Horse Guards; Verdurer of Windsor Park (1718); Lord of the Bedchamber (1725-1727); Lieutenant Colonel of 1st Troop of Foot Guards (1730); Treasurer of the Household (1731-1737); Privy Councillor (1731); Ambassador to Saxe Gotha (1736); Brigadier General (1743); served at the Battle of Dettingen (1743); Major General (1745); Lieutenant General (1747); Governor of the Forts of Tilbury and Gravesend (1747-1752); Governor of Guernsey (1752-1766); General of the Horse (1765) Honours: KB 1725; Viscount Cantelupe and Earl 1760 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/12/1728 Proposers: James Douglas Ejected for non-payment of arrears (09 June 1757).