Name John Marquess | Died April 7, 1727 | |
Spouse Lady Catherine Tollemache (m. 1724–1727) Parents James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos Children Lady Jane Brydges, Lady Catherine Brydges Grandchildren Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, 1st Baronet Grandparents James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos | ||
John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (15 January 1703 – 7 April 1727), styled Viscount Wilton from 1714 to 1719, was a British Member of Parliament, heir apparent to the Duke of Chandos.
John was the fourth, but eldest surviving son of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and his first wife Mary. He was educated at Westminster School, from which he graduated in 1718. Viscount Wilton, as he then was, matriculated at University of Oxford on 4 November 1719, from which he received a Doctor of Civil Law on 8 April 1721. He also studied at Leyden that year. Carnarvon completed his education with a Grand Tour of Europe from 1721 to 1723.
After his return to England, he married Lady Catherine Tollemache, daughter of Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart, on 1 September 1724. The couple had two children:
Carnarvon was returned on his father's electoral interest for the constituency of Steyning in January 1726, at a by-election following the death of John Pepper. However, he died in April 1727 of smallpox. His place was filled by William Stanhope, lately Ambassador to Spain.