Sir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, KCB PC (c. 1685 – 1 December 1758) was a British politician and courtier of the 18th century. [1]

Biography

He was the second surviving son of Hon. John Darcy, M.P. and the younger brother of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness.

Darcy matriculated fellow-commoner from King's College, Cambridge in 1703.[2] From 1712 to 1714, and 1715 to 1717, he was one of the commissioners for the office of Master of the Horse. He was made Master of the Household from 1720 to 1730 and Comptroller of the Household from 1730 to 1755.

He bought Aske Hall in 1722 and extensively remodelled it. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1727 to 1740.

He was invested in 1725 as a Founder Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1730.

He was a founding governor of the Foundling Hospital in London, a charity set up to care for foundlings (abandoned children).

Family

In August 1714 Darcy married Mary (died 20 August 1726), daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (and widow of Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex). On 12 September 1728 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Rotherham of Much Waltham, Essex, (and widow of Sir Theophilus Napier, 5th Baronet, of Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, and of Thomas Howard, 6th Lord Howard of Effingham).[3]

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  1. ^ "DARCY, Conyers (c.1685-1758), of Aske, nr. Richmond, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ ACAD & DRCY703C.
  3. ^ Brooke 1964.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byMarquess of HartingtonThe Lord Fairfax of Cameron Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1707–1708 With: The Viscount Downe Succeeded byThe Viscount DowneSir William Strickland, Bt Preceded byRichard NewdigateRichard Sutton Member of Parliament for Newark 1715–1722 With: Richard Sutton Succeeded byRichard SuttonJames Pelham Preceded byRichard SteeleSir Wilfrid Lawson, Bt Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge 1722–1722 With: James Tyrrell Succeeded byJames TyrrellJoseph Danvers Preceded byJohn YorkeRichard Abell Member of Parliament for Richmond 1722–1727 With: John Yorke Succeeded byCharles BathurstSir Marmaduke Wyvill, Bt Preceded byCharles BathurstSir Marmaduke Wyvill, Bt Member of Parliament for Richmond 1728–1747 With: John Yorke Succeeded byJohn YorkeEarl of Ancram Preceded bySir Miles Stapylton, BtCholmley Turner Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1747–1758 With: Sir Miles Stapylton, Bt 1747–1750Henry Playdell Dawnay 1750–1758 Succeeded byHenry Playdell DawnaySir George Savile, Bt Court offices Preceded byEdmund Dunch Master of the Household 1720–1730 Succeeded byGeorge Treby Preceded byLord Finch Comptroller of the Household 1730–1754 Succeeded byThe Earl of Hillsborough Honorary titles Preceded byThe 3rd Earl of Holderness Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1722–1740 Succeeded byThe 4th Earl of Holderness Preceded byThe Earl of Burlington Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1722 Succeeded byThe Earl of Burlington Vice-Admiral of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1739–1755 Succeeded byThe Marquess of Rockingham Preceded byThe 6th Viscount of Irvine Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1736–1738 Succeeded byThe 7th Viscount of Irvine


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