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| Hippisley (or Hippesley), Sir John Cox (or Coxe), Bart.Adm. Fell.-Com. at TRINITY, June 30, 1811. Elder s. of William, and Anne Webb, of Yatton, Somerset. B. 1748. 'The name of Coxe was that of his paternal grandmother, Dorothy, only dau. of William Coxe, of East Harptree, Somerset, wife of John Hippisley, of Yatton, Somerset.' Matric. from Hertford College, Oxford, Feb. 3, 1764, age 16; D.C.L., Oxford, 1776. Matric. Easter, 1811; M.A. 1811, on the occasion of the installation of the Duke of Gloucester as Chancellor. F.S.A.; F.R.S. Adm. at the Inner Temple, 1766. Called to the Bar, 1771. Bencher, 1803. Treasurer, 1816. Employed in Diplomatic missions, 1779-80, and then entered the service of the E. India Co.; paymaster at Tanjore, 1786; held offices of importance during the war with Hyder Ali and his son Tippoo; resigned and returned to England, 1789. Resided in Italy, 1792-6, and was engaged in negotiations with the Vatican which were acknowledged in flattering terms by the English Government. In 1796 successfully negotiated the marriage of the Duke of Würtemberg with the Princess Royal of England, for which service he was created a baronet, Apr. 30, 1796; a Commissioner and Trustee of the royal marriage settlement. Successfully pressed the claims for relief of the last survivor of the Stuarts, Henry Benedict, Cardinal York. Recorder of Sudbury, Suffolk, 1790. M.P. for Sudbury in five Parliaments, 1790-6 and 1802-18. Sheriff of Berks., 1800-1. Vice-President and firm supporter of the Literary Fund Society. Member of the Government Committee of the Turkey Co. One of the first managers of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Married (1) 1780, Margaret, dau. of Sir John Stuart, Bart., of Allanbank, Berwickshire, and had issue; (2) Feb. 16, 1801, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Horner, of Mells Park, Somerset, and widow of Henry Hippisley Coxe, of Ston Easton Park, Somerset, M.P. for Somerset; by her he became owner of Ston Easton Park, but had no issue. Died May 3, 1825, in Grosvenor Street, London. Buried in the Temple church. M.I. in Ston Easton church. (D.N.B.; G.E.C.; Al. Oxon.) | Sir John Cox (or Coxe) HIPPISLEY, Bart. Sir John Cox (or Coxe) HIPPESLEY, Bart. Approx. lifespan: 1748–1825 Fell.-Com. Trinity College adm1811:06:30 elder s. of William HIPPISLEY and Anne WEBB of Yatton, Somerset b. 1748 "The name of Coxe was that of his paternal grandmother, Dorothy COXE only dau. of William COXE of East Harptree, Somerset wife of John HIPPISLEY of Yatton, Somerset age 16 Matric Hertford College [Oxford] 1764:02:03 DCL Oxford 1776 Matric. 1811:04ET: MA 1811 "on the occasion of the installation of the Duke of Gloucester as" Chancellor: FSA FRS Adm. Inner Temple: 1766 Called to the Bar: 1771 Bencher: 1803 Treasurer: 1816 Employed: in Diplomatic missions 1779-80, and then entered the service of E. India Company PayMaster: Tanjore, [ India ] 1786 held offices of importance during the war with Hyder Ali and his son Tippoo; resigned and returned to England 1789 At Italy 1792-96 and was engaged in negotiations with the Vatican which were acknowledged in flattering terms by English Government In 1796 successfully negotiated the marriage of the Duke of Würtemberg [ Germany ] with the Princess Royal of England for which service he was created a baronet 1796:04:30 Commissioner and Trustee: of royal marriage settlement. Successfully pressed the claims for relief of the last survivor of the Stuarts, Henry Benedict, Cardinal York. Recorder of Sudbury, Suffolk 1790 M.P.: for Sudbury, [ Suffolk ] in five Parliaments 1790-96 and 1802-18 Sheriff of Berkshire 1800-01 Vice-President and firm supporter of the Literary Fund Society Member of Government Committee of Turkey Company "One of the first managers of the" Sch: Royal Institution of Great Britain m. (1) Margaret BART. dau. of Sir John Stuart BART. of Allanbank, Berwickshire 1780 had issue m. (2) Elizabeth HORNER dau. of Thomas HORNER of Mells Park, Somerset 1801:02:16 and widow of Henry Hippisley Coxe, of Ston Easton Park, Somerset M.P.: for Somerset by her he became owner of Ston Easton Park, [ Somerset ] "but had no issue." d. Grosvenor Street, London 1825:05:03 bur. Temple church [ London ] MI Ston Easton church [Ston Easton], [ Somerset ] ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ; Al. Oxon ) [add:]G.E.C. says he married 1st at Rome [ Italy ] early in 1789 ( v. 311)[:add] |