ONSLOW, EARL OF

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ONSLOW, EARL OF , a title borne by an English family claiming descent from Roger, lord of Ondeslowe in the liberty of Shrewsbury in the 13th century. Richard Onslow (1528-1571), solicitor-general and then Speaker of the

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)

of Commons in the reign of Elizabeth, was grandfather of Sir Richard Onslow (1601-1664), who inherited the family estate on the death of his brother, Sir

Thomas

Onslow, in 1616. Sir Richard was a member of the Long

Parliament

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

, and during the

great

GREAT

Rebellion was a colonel in the parliamentary army. He was a member of Cromwell's

parliament

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

in 1654 and again in 1656, and was also a member of his

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)

of Lords. His son, Sir Arthur Onslow (1621-1688), succeeded in 1687 by

special

SPECIAL

remainder to the baronetcy of his father-in-law, Sir

Thomas

Foot, lord mayor of London. Sir Arthur's son, Sir Richard (1654-1717), was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710, and chancellor of the exchequer in 1715. In 1716 he was created Baron Onslow of Onslow and of Clandon. He was uncle of Arthur Onslow, the famous Speaker (see below), whose only son George became 4th Baron Onslow on the death of his kinsman Richard in October 1776. The 4th baron (1731-1814) had entered parliament in 1754, and was very active in the House of Commons; and in May 1776, just before he succeeded to the family barony, he was created Baron Cranley of Imbercourt. He was comptroller and then treasurer of the royal household, and was present at the

marriage

MARRIAGE

of the prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., with Mrs Fitzherbert in 1785. In 18o1 he was created Viscount Cranley and

earl

EARL

of Onslow, and he died at his Surrey residence, Clandon Park, on the 17th of May 1814. The second

earl

EARL

was his eldest son Thomas (1754-1827), whose son Arthur George (1777-1870), the 3rd earl, died without surviving male issue in October 187o. He was succeeded by his grand-nephew, William Hillier, 4th earl of Onslow (b. 1853), who was

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of New Zealand from 1888 to 1892; under-secretary for India from 1895 to 19oo; and under-secretary for the Colonies from 1900 to 1903. From 1903 to 1905 he was a member of the Conservative cabinet as president of the board of agriculture.

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