SAUNDERSON, James (c. 1667-1723)

SAUNDERSON, James (c. 1667–1723)

suc. fa. 27 May 1714 as 6th Visct. Castleton [I]; cr. 19 Oct. 1714 Bar. SAUNDERSON; cr. 2 July 1716 Visct. CASTLETON of Sandbeck; cr. 18 June 1720 earl of CASTLETON

First sat 21 Mar. 1715; last sat 26 July 1721

MP Newark 1698, 1701 (Nov.)-1710

b. c.1667, 8th and o. surv. s. of George Saunderson‡, 5th Visct. Castleton [I] and 1st w., Grace, da. of Henry Belasyse‡ of Newburgh Priory, Yorks.; bro. of Hon. Nicholas Saunderson‡. educ. Magdalene, Camb. matric. 19 Nov. 1681, aged 14; G. Inn 1686; travelled abroad (Germany, Austria, Italy, Spanish Netherlands, France) 1695-8; Padua 1696. unm. d. 23 May 1723; will pr. 2 Aug. 1723.1

Commr. alienations 1689-1714, taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711.2

Steward and kpr. of manor and soke of Kirton in Lindsey, Lincs 1693-?d.; v.-adm. Lincs. by 1707-d.; steward, honour of Tickhill 1708-d., of Bolingbroke ?1714-d.3

Castleton was given a British peerage as part of the coronation honours, but did not take his seat before the dissolution of January 1715.

S.N.H.

  • 1 TNA, PROB 11/592.
  • 2 CTB, viii. 2167; Pittis, Hist. of the Present Parl. (1711), 352.
  • 3 CTB, x. 424; xviii. 54; CTB, xix. 17; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 156, 186.