Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds
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Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 25 June 1729) was an English Tory politician, known as Lord Osborne from 1673–89, Earl of Danby from 1689–94 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1694–1712.
Osborne was the second son of the Thomas Osborne (later 1st Duke of Leeds) and his wife, Bridget, a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Lindsey. In 1673, his father was created Viscount Osborne in the Peerage of Scotland, but surrendered the title in favour of Peregrine when the former was created Viscount Latimer in the Peerage of England later that year.
In 1677, Osborne sat in Parliament as MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed and then briefly for Corfe Castle when he succeeded his brother to the seat in 1679. On 25 April 1682, he married Bridget Hyde (the only daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Hyde, 2nd Baronet) and they had four children:
- William Henry, Viscount Latimer and later Earl of Danby (1690–1711)
- Lord Peregrine Hyde, briefly Earl of Danby, then Marquess of Carmarthen and later 3rd Duke of Leeds (1691–1731)
- Lady Bridget (?–?), married Rev. Prebendary Williams of Chichester.
- Lady Mary (d. 1721/2), married (1) the 2nd Duke of Beaufort (2) the 4th Earl of Dundonald.
In 1689, he briefly sat in Parliament again, this time for York. He held the seat for almost a year when he left the Commons in 1689 after being called up to House of Lords in his father's barony of Osborne.
From them on, however, he did not take an active role in the Lords, instead choosing a career in the Royal Navy and eventually becoming Vice Admiral of the Red in 1702/03. He was involved in the Attack on Brest on June 8, 1694.
Danby inherited his father's titles in 1712 and upon his own death in 1729, was succeeded in them by his second son, Peregrine.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Grey Daniel Collingwood |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed with Daniel Collingwood 1677–1679 |
Succeeded by Ralph Grey John Rushworth |
| Preceded by John Tregonwell Viscount Latimer |
Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle with John Tregonwell 1679 |
Succeeded by John Tregonwell Sir Nathaniel Napier, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir John Reresby, Bt Sir Metcalfe Robinson, Bt |
Member of Parliament for York with Edward Thompson 1689–1690 |
Succeeded by Robert Waller Henry Thompson |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1711–1715 |
Succeeded by The Viscount of Irvine |
| Vacant
Title last held by
The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1713–1714 |
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| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Osborne |
Duke of Leeds 1712–1729 |
Succeeded by Peregrine Osborne |
| Baron Osborne (writ in acceleration) 1690–1729 |
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| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Osborne |
Viscount Osborne (through surrender) 1673–1729 |
Succeeded by Peregrine Osborne |
