JAMES BRYDGES

This article appears in Volume V05, Page 839 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: INV-JED

JAMES BRYDGES , 1st duke of Chandos (1673-1744), son and

heir

HEIR (Lat. heres, from a root meaning to grasp, seen in heres or erus, master of a
house
- HOUSE
- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
, Gr. xeip, hand, Sans. hat ana, hand)

of the last-named, had been member of

parliament

PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

for

Hereford

HEREFORD

from 1698 to 1714, and, three days after his father's death, was created Viscount Wilton and

earl

EARL

of Carnarvon. For eight years, from 1705 to 1713, during the War of the Spanish
Succession, he was paymaster-general of the forces abroad, and in this capacity he amassed

great

GREAT

wealth. In 1719 he was created marquess of Carnarvon and duke of Chandos. The duke is chiefly remembered on account of his connexion with Handel and with Pope. He built a magnificent

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

at Canons near Edgware in

Middlesex

MIDDLESEX
MIDDLESEX, LIONEL CRANFIELD, 1ST
EARL
- EARL
OF (1575-1645)

, and is said to have contemplated the construction of a private road between this place and his unfinished house in Cavendish Square, London. For over two years Handel, employed by Chandos, lived at Canons, where he composed his oratorio Esther. Pope, who in his Moral Essays (Epistle to the Earl of Burlington) doubtless described Canons under the guise of " Timon's Villa," referred to the duke in the line, "Thus gracious Chandos is belov'd at sight"; but Swift, less complimentary, called him " a

great

GREAT

complier with every court." The poet was caricatured by Hogarth for his supposed servility to the duke. Chandos, who was lord-lieutenant of the counties of

Hereford

HEREFORD

and Radnor, and chancellor of the university of St Andrews, became involved in

financial

FINANCIAL

difficulties, and after his death on the 9th of August 1744 Canons was pulled down. He was succeeded by his son Henry, 2nd duke (1708-1771), and grandson James, 3rd duke (17311789). On the death of the latter without sons in September 1789 all his titles, except that of Baron Kinloss, became extinct, although a claimant arose for the barony of Chandos of Sudeley. The 3rd duke's only daughter, Anna Elizabeth, who became Baroness Kinloss on her father's death, was married in 1796 to Richard Grenville, afterwards marquess of Buckingham; and in 1822 this nobleman was created duke of Buckingham and Chandos (see BUCKINGHAM, DUKES OF).
See G. E. C(okayne), Complete Peerage (18871898) ; and J. R. Robinson, The Princely Chandos, i.e. the 1st duke (1893).

End of Article: JAMES BRYDGES

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/INV_JED/JAMES_BRYDGES.html">
JAMES BRYDGES
</a>

(Previous)
JAMES BRUCE

(Next)
JAMES DOUGLAS

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email