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ONSLOW, ARTHUR (1691-1768)

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ONSLOW, See also:ARTHUR (1691-1768) , See also:English politician, See also:elder son of See also:Foot Onslow (d. 1710), was See also:born at See also:Chelsea on the 1st of See also:October 1691. Educated at See also:Winchester and at Wadham See also:College, See also:Oxford, he became a See also:barrister and in 1720 entered See also:parliament as a member for the See also:borough of See also:Guildford. Seven years later he became one of the members for See also:Surrey, and he retained this seat until 1761. In 1728 he was elected See also:Speaker of the See also:House of See also:Commons, being the third member of his See also:family to hold this See also:office; he was also See also:chancellor to See also:George II.'s See also:queen, See also:Caroline, and from 1734 to 1742 he was treasurer of the See also:navy. He retired from the position of Speaker and from parliament in 1761, and enjoyed an See also:annuity of £3000 until his See also:death on the 17th of See also:February 1768. As Speaker, Onslow was a conspicuous success, displaying know-ledge, tact and firmness in his office; in his leisure See also:hours he was a See also:collector of books. Speaker Onslow's See also:nephew, GEORGE ONSLOW (1731-1792), a son of his See also:brother See also:Richard, was a See also:lieutenant-See also:colonel and member of parliament for Guildford from 176o to 1784. He had a younger brother Richard (1741-1817), who entered the navy and was made an See also:admiral in 1799.

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