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| Richard WESTON B.A. from TRINITY, 1593/4 . Doubtless s. and h. of Sir Jerome, of Skreens, Roxwell, Essex . Bapt. 01 Mar., 1576/7, at Chicheley, Buckinghamshire . Student of the Middle Temple [ London ]. Knighted, 23 Jul., 1603. M.P. for Maldon [ Essex ], 1601 ; for Midhurst [ Sussex ], 1604-10 ; for Essex , 1614 ; for Arundel [ Sussex ], 1621 ; for Callington [ Cornwall ], 1625 ; for Bodmin [ Cornwall ], 1626-8 . Joint Comptroller of the Navy, 1619 . Sent to Brussels [ Belgium ] and Germany on a fruitless mission to avert the invasion of the Palatinate [ Germany ], 1620 . P.C., 1621 . Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1621, and acting Treasurer, 1624 . Incurred popular hatred as a suspected Roman Catholic. Opposed war with Spain , 1623, and with France , 1626 . Created Baron Weston of Neyland, Suffolk , 13 Apr., 1628. Lord High Treasurer, 1628-33 ; escaped impeachment by dissolution of Parliament, 1629 . Lord-Lieutenant of Essex , 1629 . K.G., 1630 . Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire , 1631 . Captain of the Isle of Wight , 1631-3 . Vice-Admiral of Hampshire , 1631 . Created Earl of Portland, 17 Feb., 1632/3. Married (1) Elizabeth, dau. of William Pincheon, of Writtle, Essex ; (2) Frances, dau. of Nicholas Waldegrave, of Borley, Essex . Died 13 Mar., 1634/5; buried in Winchester Cathedral [ Hampshire ]. Doubtless father of the next, of Jerome (1623), Nicholas (1629) and Thomas (1629). ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. ; Vis. of Essex, 1612 .) | Richard WESTON Approx. lifespan: 1572–1634 B.A. from Trinity College 1593/4 Doubtless s. and h. of Sir Jerome WESTON of Skreens Roxwell, Essex , Bapt. 1576/7:03:01 at Chicheley, Buckinghamshire , Student of the Middle Temple, [London], Knighted 1603:07:23 M.P. for Maldon, [Essex], 1601 ; for Midhurst, [Sussex], 1604-10 ; for Essex , 1614 ; for Arundel, [Sussex], 1621 ; for Callington, [Cornwall], 1625 ; for Bodmin, [Cornwall], 1626-28 Joint Comptroller of the Navy 1619 Sent to Brussels, [Belgium], and Germany , on a fruitless mission to avert the invasion of the Palatinate, [Germany], 1620 P.C. 1621 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1621 and acting Treasurer 1624 Incurred popular hatred as a suspected Roman Catholic. Opposed war with Spain , 1623 and with France , 1626 Created Baron WESTON of Neyland, Suffolk , 1628:04:13 Lord High Treasurer 1628-33 ; escaped impeachment by dissolution of Parliament 1629 Lord-Lieutenant of Essex , 1629 K.G. 1630 Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire , 1631 Captain of the Isle of Wight , 1631-33 Vice-Admiral of Hampshire , 1631 Created Earl of Portland 1632/3:02:17 m. (1) Elizabeth PINCHEON dau. of William PINCHEON of Writtle, Essex , ; m. (2) Frances WALDEGRAVE dau. of Nicholas WALDEGRAVE of Borley, Essex , d. 1634/5:03:13 ; buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, [Hampshire], Doubtless father of Richard WESTON (1615) Doubtless father of Jerome WESTON (1623) Doubtless father of Nicholas WESTON (1629) Doubtless father of Thomas WESTON (1629) ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. ; Vis. of Essex 1612) |