About William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor
Lived 1725 – 1776 (aged 50). William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor was a British politician.
William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor FRS DL (26 February 1725 – 28 January 1776) was a British peer, styled Hon. William Bouverie from 1747 until 1761.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone and Mary Clarke (the daughter of Bartholomew Clarke, merchant of Hardingstone and Mary (née Young), sister and sole heir to Hitch Younge MP).
His paternal grandparents were Sir William des Bouverie, 1st Baronet, and, his second wife, Anne Urry (daughter and heiress of David Urry of London).
He was educated at University College, Oxford.
Personal life Lord Radnor was married three times. His first marriage was on 14 January 1748 to Harriet Pleydell, daughter of Sir Mark Stuart Pleydell, 1st Baronet and Mary Stuart. Hon. Bartholomew Bouverie (1753–1835), who married Mary Wyndham Arundell, daughter of Hon. James Everard Arundell and Ann Wyndham, in 1779.
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William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor died on 28 January 1776.
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