John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave

John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier.

Waldegrave was the youngest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave. He joined the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the rank of Captain in 1739. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1743 and fought at the Battle of Fontenoy where he was wounded in 1745.

Seven Years' War

Main article: Great Britain in the Seven Years War

He became an Member of Parliament (MP) 1747 and continued his military career alongside his political one, becoming a Major General in 1757 and fought at the Battle of Minden in 1759, became a Lieutenant-General that year and fought at the Battle of Warburg in 1760. He later became a General in 1772.

Waldegrave was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1760–63 and upon the death of his elder brother without male-heirs in 1763, Waldegrave inherited his titles. On 7 May 1751, he had married Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower and they had four children:

• Hon. George Waldegrave (1751–1789)
• Hon. William Waldegrave (1753–1825)
• Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave (1758–1823)
• Lady Caroline Waldegrave (1765–1831)

Ancestry

Family of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave

Sir Henry Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 2nd Baronet               Sir Charles Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 3rd Baronet                       Ann/Anne Paston               Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave                             Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Baronet               Helen Englefield                       Winifred Brooksby               James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave                                   King Charles I of England               King James II of England                       Henrietta Maria of France               Henrietta FitzJames                             Sir Winston Churchill               Arabella Churchill                       Elizabeth Drake               John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave                                         Sir John Webb, 1st Baronet               Sir John Webb, 2nd Baronet                       Mary Carrell/Caryll               Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet                             John (or William?) Blomer/Bloomer of Hatherop Castle               Mary Blomer/Bloomer                       Frances Browne               Mary Webb                                   Sir Thomas Belasyse of Newborough, 1st Viscount Fauconberg               John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse                       Barbara Cholmondeley/Cholmeley/Cholmley               Barbara Belasyse

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
•   Article on his brother James, John as subarticle.

External links

• Stirnet: Waldegrave1 (subscription required)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Glenorchy Hon. John Bateman	Member of Parliament for Orford 1747–1754 With: Henry Bilson Legge	Succeeded by John Offley Henry Bilson Legge
Preceded by Baptist Leveson-Gower Viscount Parker	Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1754–1763 With: Baptist Leveson-Gower 1754–1761 Henry Vernon 1761–1762 Sir Lawrence Dundas 1762–1763	Succeeded by Thomas Gilbert Sir Lawrence Dundas
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Powlett	Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot 1751–1755	Succeeded by Sir Joseph Yorke
Preceded by Richard St George	Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Dragoons 1755–1758
Preceded by Thomas Bligh	Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Dragoons 1758–1759	Succeeded by Hon. John Fitzwilliam
Preceded by Lord George Sackville	Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 1759–1773	Succeeded by The Viscount Townshend
Preceded by Richard Onslow	Governor of Plymouth 1760–1784	Succeeded by Lord George Lennox
Preceded by The Lord Tyrawley	Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1773–1784	Succeeded by The Duke of York and Albany
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Beaufort	Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1770–1784	Succeeded by The Earl Waldegrave
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Rochford	Lord Lieutenant of Essex 1781–1784	Succeeded by The Lord Howard de Walden
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by James Waldegrave	Earl Waldegrave 1763–1784	Succeeded by George Waldegrave