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Sir Francis Vincent, 8th Baronet

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Sir Francis Vincent, 8th Baronet (1747 – 17 August 1791) was an English diplomat.

Early life

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Vincent was born in 1747.[1] He was the eldest son of Mary Howard and Sir Francis Vincent, 7th Baronet, who served as MP for Surrey from 1761 until his death in 1775.[2]

His paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet and the former Elizabeth Sherman. His maternal grandparents were Lt.-Gen. Hon. Thomas Howard, Governor of Berwick, and Mary Morton (a daughter of Rt. Rev. William Morton, Bishop of Meath).[3]

Career

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Upon the death of his father in 1775, he succeeded as the 8th Baronet Vincent, of D'Abernon. Sir Francis served as British Resident Minister in Venice in 1790.[1]

Personal life

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On 12 July 1779, Vincent married Mary Chiswell (1757–1826), the only child of Trench Chiswell, MP for Aldborough, and Mary (née Jurin) Chiswell. Her maternal grandfather was a daughter of Dr. James Jurin of Portland Place. Together, they were the parents of:[1]

Sir Francis died on 17 August 1791 and was succeeded by his only son, Francis.[1]

Descendants

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Through his daughter Anna, he was a grandfather of Mary Caroline Campbell (1820–1894), who married Andrés Avelino de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba, 13th Duke of Aliaga, in 1843.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 94.
  2. ^ Drummond, Mary M. "VINCENT, Sir Francis, 7th Bt. (?1717-75), of Stoke d'Abernon, Surr". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1277.
  4. ^ The American Genealogist. D.L. Jacobus. 1954. p. 109. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Alfonso de Silva Fernández de Híjar y Campbell". dbe.rah.es. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Andrés Avelino de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba XV Duque de Hijar". www.fundacionmedinaceli.org. Fundacion Medinaceli. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Stoke d'Abernon)
1775–1791
Succeeded by