Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull KG PC (c. 1655 – 5 March 1726) was an English aristocrat.

His Grace The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull KG PC
Lord President of the Council
In office 6 February 1719 – 11 June 1720
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Earl of Sunderland
Succeeded by	Viscount Townshend

Arms of Pierrepont: Argent semée of cinquefoils gules, a lion rampant sable

Political career

He had been the member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage as fifth Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1690.[1][2] While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords. He was made a privy councillor and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; afterwards serving as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.[3]

Family

His first wife was Lady Mary Feilding, a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, and his wife Mary King, whom he married in 1687. They had three daughters and a son, among whom were:[4]

• Lady Mary Pierrepoint (died 1762), who married the diplomat Edward Wortley-Montagu
• Lady Frances Pierrepont (died 1761), who married John Erskine, Earl of Mar
• Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (died 1727) who married John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and was mother of Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford
• William, Earl of Kingston, who died of smallpox, aged 20, in July 1713. He married and had a daughter Frances (died 1795) and a son Evelyn.

His second wife was Lady Isabella Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, whom he married in 1714. They had two daughters:

• Lady Caroline Pierrepont (died 1753) who married Thomas Brand (senior), MP
• Lady Anne Pierrepont (1719-1739)

He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn, son of William.

References

1. "Pierrepont, Evelyn (1665?-1726)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
2. "''Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull'' at Special Collections of ''The University of Nottingham''". Nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kingston-upon-Hull, Earls and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 822.
4. "''William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1692-1713)'' at Special Collections of ''The University of Nottingham''". Nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth	Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1706–1711	Succeeded by The Viscount Weymouth
Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth	Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1714–1726	Succeeded by Earl of Hertford
Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Edward Nevill John Millington	Member of Parliament for East Retford 1689–1690 With: John Thornhagh	Succeeded by John Thornhagh Richard Taylor
Legal offices
Preceded by The Duke of Leeds	Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1714–1717	Succeeded by The Earl of Westmorland
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Sunderland	Lord Privy Seal 1716–1719	Succeeded by The Duke of Kent
Preceded by The Earl of Sunderland	Lord President of the Council 1719–1720	Succeeded by The Viscount Townshend
Preceded by The Duke of Kent	Lord Privy Seal 1720–1726	Succeeded by The Lord Trevor
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 1715–1726	Succeeded by Evelyn Pierrepont
Peerage of England
New creation	Marquess of Dorchester 2nd creation 1706–1726	Succeeded by Evelyn Pierrepont
Preceded by William Pierrepont	Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 1690–1726