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See also:ONSLOW, See also:EARL OF , a See also:title See also:borne by an See also:English See also:family claiming descent from See also:Roger, See also:lord of Ondeslowe in the See also:liberty of See also:Shrewsbury in the 13th See also:century. See also:Richard Onslow (1528-1571), See also:solicitor-See also:general and then See also:Speaker of the See also:House of See also:Commons in the reign of See also:Elizabeth, was grandfather of See also:Sir Richard Onslow (1601-1664), who inherited the family See also:estate on the See also:death of his See also:brother, Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas Onslow, in 1616. Sir Richard was a member of the See also:Long See also:Parliament, and during the See also:great See also:Rebellion was a See also:colonel in the See also:parliamentary See also:army. He was a member of See also:Cromwell's parliament in 1654 and again in 1656, and was also a member of his House of Lords. His son, Sir See also:Arthur Onslow (1621-1688), succeeded in 1687 by See also:special See also:remainder to the baronetcy of his See also:father-in-See also:law, Sir Thomas See also:Foot, lord See also:mayor of See also:London. Sir Arthur's son, Sir Richard (1654-1717), was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710, and See also:chancellor of the See also:exchequer in 1715. In 1716 he was created See also:Baron Onslow of Onslow and of Clandon. He was See also:uncle of Arthur Onslow, the famous Speaker (see below), whose only son See also:George became 4th Baron Onslow on the death of his kinsman Richard in See also:October 1776. The 4th baron (1731-1814) had entered parliament in 1754, and was very active in the House of Commons; and in May 1776, just before he succeeded to the family See also:barony, he was created Baron Cranley of Imbercourt. He was See also:comptroller and then treasurer of the royal See also:household, and was See also:present at the See also:marriage of the See also:prince of See also:Wales, afterwards George IV., with Mrs See also:Fitzherbert in 1785. In 18o1 he was created See also:Viscount Cranley and earl of Onslow, and he died at his See also:Surrey See also:residence, Clandon See also:Park, on the 17th of May 1814. The second earl was his eldest son Thomas (1754-1827), whose son Arthur George (1777-1870), the 3rd earl, died without surviving male issue in October 187o. He was succeeded by his See also:grand-See also:nephew, See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William Hillier, 4th earl of Onslow (b. 1853), who was See also:governor of New See also:Zealand from 1888 to 1892; under-secretary for See also:India from 1895 to 19oo; and under-secretary for the Colonies from 1900 to 1903. From 1903 to 1905 he was a member of the Conservative See also:cabinet as See also:president of the See also:board of See also:agriculture.
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