James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton

James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton (c. 1667, Sandbeck, Yorkshire – 23 May 1723) was an English aristocrat and politician, Member of Parliament for Newark from 1698 to 1700, and from 1701 to 1710.

James Saunderson was the eighth son of George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton and Grace, daughter of Henry Belasyse. He was educated in Laughton and at Magdalene College, Cambridge before being admitted at Gray's Inn in 1686.^[1] He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire between 1705 and 1723. In 1714 he succeeded his father as 6th Viscount Castleton in the Irish peerage. Created Baron Saunderson of Saxby, Lincolnshire in 1714, he was made Viscount Castleton in the English peerage in 1716, and finally Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in 1720.^[1] Upon his death, his estates passed to his cousin Thomas Lumley (later 3rd Earl of Scarbrough), who thereupon took the additional surname of Saunderson, by Act of Parliament.^[2]

References

thepeerage.com

1 2 "Sanderson, James (SNDR681J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
↑ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition, s.v. Scarbrough, Earl).

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir George Markham Sir Francis Molyneux	Member of Parliament for Newark 1698–1701 With: Sir Francis Molyneux 1698–1700 John Rayner 1700–1701	Succeeded by John Rayner Sir George Markham
Preceded by John Rayner Sir George Markham	Member of Parliament for Newark 1701–1707 With: Sir Matthew Jenison 1701–1705 John Digby 1705–1707	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Newark 1707–1710 With: John Digby 1707–1708 Richard Sutton 1708–1710	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Middleton Richard Newdigate
Honorary titles
Preceded by Thomas Saunderson	Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire 1705–1723	Vacant Title next held by The Lord Brownlow
Peerage of Great Britain
New title	Earl Castleton 1720–1723	Extinct
	Viscount Castleton 1716–1723
	Baron Saunderson 1714–1723
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by George Saunderson	Viscount Castleton 1714–1723	Extinct

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