Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow
| The Right Honourable The Earl Ludlow PC | |
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| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 1782–1784 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl of Shelburne The Duke of Portland Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Worsley, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1730 |
| Died | 26 October 1803 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Frances Lumley |
Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow PC (21 April 1730 – 26 October 1803), known as The Lord Ludlow between 1755 and 1760, was a British politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1782 to 1784.
Background
Ludlow was the son of Peter Ludlow and Mary, daughter of John Preston, of Ardsalla, County Meath (of the Viscounts Gormanston). He was the grandson of Stephen Ludlow, who represented several constituencies in the Irish House of Commons, and the great-grandson of Henry Ludlow, brother of the Parliamentarian general Edmund Ludlow.[1]
Political career
In 1755 Ludlow, then aged only 25, was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Ludlow, of Ardsalla in the County of Meath.[2] Five years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Preston, of Ardsalla in the County of Meath, and Earl Ludlow in the Irish peerage.[3] As these were not English peerages he was still eligible to stand for election to the House of Commons, and in 1768 he was returned for Huntingdonshire, a seat he would hold for the next 28 years.[4] In 1782 he was sworn of the Privy Council[5] and appointed Comptroller of the Household, a post he held until 1784.[1]
Family
Lord Ludlow married Lady Frances, eldest daughter of Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough, in 1753. They had two sons and four daughters. He died in October 1803, aged 73, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Augustus. Ludlow's second son George, the third Earl, was a General in the British Army.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 William Courthope (ed.),William Courthope (editor). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Twenty-Second edition.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 9529. p. 1. 15 November 1755.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 10029. p. 1. 23 August 1760.
- ↑ leighrayment.com Horncastle to Hythe
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12286. p. 1. 9 April 1782.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Carysfort Sir Robert Bernard, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1768–1796 With: Viscount Hinchingbrooke 1768–1792 Lancelot Brown 1792–1794 Viscount Hinchingbrooke 1794–1796 |
Succeeded by Viscount Hinchingbrooke Lord Frederick Montagu |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Richard Worsley, Bt |
Comptroller of the Household 1782–1784 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Galway |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl Ludlow 1760–1803 |
Succeeded by Augustus Ludlow |