Authorised form of name | Pierrepont; Henry (1607 - 1680); 1st Marquess of Dorchester; nobleman |
Dates | 1607 - 1680 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Europe |
Date of birth | March 1607 |
Place of death | Charterhouse Yard, London, England, Europe |
Date of death | 8 December 1680 |
DatesAndPlaces | Baptism: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe (c. 1607) Burial: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe |
Research field | Medicine |
Activity | Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge (matriculated 1624); Gray's Inn (admitted 1651) Career: MP for Nottinghamshire (1628-1629); Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (1641); Honorary MA (Oxford 1642); Leading member of the Nottinghamshire Commission of Array (1642); Member of the King's Council of War at Oxford (1642-43); Commissioner for the King at the Treaty of Uxbridge (1645); Privy Councillor (1645, 1660-1679); compounded for his estate (1647); Bencher of Gray's Inn (1658); Privy Councillor (1660-1673); Commissioner of Claims at the Coronation (1661); Joint Commissioner for the Office of Earl Marshal (1662); Recorder of Nottingham (1666); bequeathed his library, valued at £4000, to the Royal College of Physicians Honours: Marquess 1645 Memberships: Hon FRCP (1658) |
Membership category | Original Fellow |
Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
Age at election | 56 |
Relationships | Parents: Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull and Gertrude Talbot; succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull Siblings: William Pierrepont, Francis Pierrepont Married: 1) Cecilia Bayning 2) Katharine Stanley Children: Anne Manners, Lady Roos; Grace Pierrepont; Henry Pierrepont; Robert Pierrepont |
OtherInfo | Pierrepont was a royalist and was an active member of multiple committees as an MP. He inherited the title from his father after his death in 1643 and inherited family estates in Nottinghamshire, although his rental income decreased under sequestration. Approximately a third of publications focused on law and medicine and his study of physic contributed to his being elected the first Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians in 1658. Amongst contemporary peers, Pierrepont was allegedly notorious for his temper and fierce loyalty to his family, which resulted in his involvement in multiple duels. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB Notes: The election date is Pierrepont's election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. DNB gives birth date of 1606 (may be Old Style) and death date of 8 December 1680. BR gives death date of 1 December 1680. Styled Viscount Newark. |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/24951772 |
Code | NA4547 |