Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1655 – 5 March 1726)[1][2] had been member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage in 1690. While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords. He was made a privy councillor and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston; afterwards serving as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day. He was twice married, and had five daughters, among whom was Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Evelyn Pierrepont who married John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower; and one son, William, Earl of Kingston, who died of smallpox, aged 20, in July 1713.[3] He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.
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| Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth |
Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1706–1711 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Weymouth |
| Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth |
Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1714–1726 |
Succeeded by Earl of Hertford |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Leeds |
Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1714–1717 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Westmorland |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Sunderland |
Lord Privy Seal 1716–1719 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Kent |
| Preceded by The Earl of Sunderland |
Lord President of the Council 1719–1720 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Townshend |
| Preceded by The Duke of Kent |
Lord Privy Seal 1720–1726 |
Succeeded by The Lord Trevor |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 1715–1726 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Pierrepont |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Dorchester 2nd creation 1706–1726 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Pierrepont |
| Preceded by William Pierrepont |
Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 1690–1726 |
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