John Selwyn, Colonel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1688 - 1751  (63 years)

• Name	John Selwyn
  Suffix	Colonel
  Born	20 Aug 1688	Scadbury Park, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	MP for Gloucester 1727-1751
  Died	5 Nov 1751	Matson
  Age	63 years
  Person ID	I96	Curtis Hayward
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Major General William Selwyn,   b. 1655,   d. 15 Apr 1702, Jamaica  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Albinia Bettinson,   b. 1657, Scadbury Park, Kent, England ,   d. 29 Dec 1737  (Age 80 years)
  Married	26 May 1681	Westminster Abbey
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary ffarringdon,   b. 1690, Matson, Glouc., Eng. ,   d. 6 Nov 1777, Matson, Gloucester, England  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1708
  Children	+ 1. Albinia Lady Selwyn,   b. 1715,   d. 7 Sep 1739, Matson, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 24 years)   2. George Augustus Selwyn,   b. 1719,   d. 1791  (Age 72 years)   3. John Selwyn,   d. 1751
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Was Aide de camp to Duke of Marlborough. Captain of 3rd Foot. His mother tried to get a reduction in the purchase money of his commission and was sharply rebuffed by Duke of Marlborough. With wife attained the high regard of George 11appointed Equerry and Treasurer to Queen Caroline, he served with the King at Dettingen, in memory of which the Queen gave Mrs Selwyn a small service of Dresden china (last known of in possession Earl Sydney) Represented Gloucester 1727-1751. Was periodically entrusted with the Lamprey pie which the City periodically presented to Prince of Wales. Rented Dawson Hill in Bexley, his London house Cleveland court (now Cleveland Sq) was in 1888 still held by his descendants the Earl of Sydney. When his mother died he inherited her share of the Scadbury estate and acquired the shares of his Aunts Lady Hewitt and Mrs Farrington (wife's mother). Passed all of the estates except Scadbury to his cousin Thomas ffarington

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Kent Archaeological Society vol 4iii Mitchell Hughes Lon 1880 (Reliability: 0). [S29] Albinia book in possession of Juliette Browne. (Reliability: 0). [S71] hurrell/cavendish stroy, Sharon Renfrey, **MP** - Colonel JOHN SELWYN (Reliability: 3), 14 May 2012. Added by confirming a Smart Match