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 370 BOLTXGBROKE. 1713. On 27 July 1711 (In- the removal of tin- Duke of Shrewsbury) be became rirtunfli/ Prime Minister, but the (incen's death, S days afterwards, disconcerted all his measures- and, to avoid being impeached, be escaped to France, The conspicuous part be bore in the last years i>f Queen Anne's reign, his eloquence, the pure style of las writings &0, Sec., are matters of hi. buy. lie was ultttiitlitl 10 Sep. 1715, when lie at once entered the service of the Chevalier St. George (tiyling /n'msi//' James III), as Secretary of State, but was dismissed therefrom next year. By him In- was a: an Karl [Earl of Bolinpbroki ':] in 1715J") He was however rotated (tho' in Mood only; ul May 1 72:,. After frequent visits he finally returned to Kngland.and from 1 717 till his death ['ossesseil nineh influence over the Prince of Wales. He si, firstly ill 1700 Frances, 1st da. and colicir of Sit fhnry VYm-HWJtllK, Hart., of Uucklebury, Berks, by, da. of jBtoUA He /». "secondly. 1718, Jfclrbt Clare, willow of the. Jl.MUH'ls DE VlLETTE, nee 1>K CHAMPS DK Jl.ui>u.i:v, niece to the celebrated M" ,c m M.mxti-no.v. Sho p^C in his 71th year, 12 and was httr. 15 1 ice. 1751 at |'.a!tor»ia. as " lleiny St. John, hih Lord Viscount BuSiliHljrokc." M.I. W 11 1 did. 22 S«»v, 17-11, or. 5 March 1752.t") II. 1751. ;?. Frederick (St. .1 1 •iixj, Vi:-i .uxt lit lUXuMta m G, Yikiuu.nt St. John, &c, nephew and h.. being s. and h. of J, ,1m, 2i«l YlSCWJST Sr. Junx, by his 1st wife Anne, da. of Sir Hubert Fri:: Ksi:. Fart., whieli John, was 2nd s. (but heir to the Peerage) of Henry, b-i VliCui nt St. Jons, being a yr. br-. of Henry, Viscount Boliugbroke aboveuauied. He tafc, bis Faiher as Viscount St. Joint, &c, in Feb. 171i>/9 (under the t]n: paa, in the creation thereof) and ma his uncle as Viscount Bolinghioko,( 1 ') &c, on 15 Hoc. 17ol, taking his scat as slid) 12 Feb. VjM, 178J. Henry Frederiek Thyiute, s. of Thomas, Viseotmt B'ejuiontfi, by Lnisa Carteret, heiress of the large estates of the Carteret family ; ft. llaron ( 'arteret. Extinct 1819. 179-1. Wewore Kills, who had held the highest appointments in Ireland, m Barou Mcndip. 1797. James Grcuville, connected with the powerful houses tit Wj'Udliain, Temple, and Pitt, cr. Baron Glastonbury. Extinct, 1825, [After a pause of some thirty-four years conns (be exceptional ease of| 1881. George KStss Clarence, eldest of the UK-git. ton* »f the reijriiiay Momnh,cr, Karl of Monster, the IptC. ran. (failing hciis male of the body) being in favour of the younger of such eons in like wanner successively. The above twelve creations (of which but one was in this century) appear to be all of this nature that took place for 1 70 years ; but, for some incomprehensible reason, in and after lb70, the merits of Commoners about tube raised to the Peerage were apparently no cmiticittes to command eometbroggrenter than u;rf/V«fyi J cej ages, such as those bestowed on statesmen like Pitt, Canning, Disraeli or Bussoll, or on soldiers like Nelson or ■Vellcslcy. Accordingly, within the last ten years no less than four Cvmmuntn avid one Irish Peer have been (bus exceptionally favoured, viz. (!) Mr. Oriusby-Gore cr. in 1S76 Baruu Harlech ; (2) Mr. Sackvillo-lVest, cr. (also) in lb?6, Baron Sackville ; (S) Viscount Harrington [I.J cr. in 1SS0 Baron Shuto ; (1) Sir Thomas Bateson, Bart., cr.'in ISS5 Baron Deramore, and (") Sir Edmund Beckett, Bart., cr. in 1SSC Baton Urimtliorpe- A s] ec. rem. in a Peerage granted to an actual Peer is reasonable enough ; the sub- t1"/vt»< merits of the Grantee (supposing his peen.gu to be by creation and not inheritance) may demand such J'urth'.r recognition. Such ifur. tYttt* are those of the Barony of Amherst conferred in 17SS on Lord Amherst, the Barony of Nelson in 1801 on Viscount Nelson, the Barony of Brougham in 1HU0 on Lord Brougham, &c. It seems time enough to provide for the ennobling of the collateral heir of a Commoner, (about to be ennobled) when such heir has sue. to the estate of his relative, should he then merit such distinction. A hereditary Peerage with the ordinary limitation is generally a most sufficient reward for any (save sonic very extra ordinary) Commoner. (") See list of these "J.iconiTi; Pkj Jur;i:.s," mite, page 5y, Bote "b." ('') A powerfully written character of him is given by Karl Stanhope in his " History of Fngland, 1713-63," who styles him the modern AlciUades. (*) " Where a person is tenant in tail male of a dignity, aUh arm Wale to another, and such person is attainted of high treason, the dignity is forfeited