AYLMER, Henry, 2nd Lord Aylmer [I] (c.1694-1754), of Greenwich, Kent.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer

Constituency

Dates

1722 - 1727

Family and Education

b. c.1694, o.s. of Matthew Aylmer, 1st Lord Aylmer [I]. m. June 1716, Elizabeth, da. of William Priestman of Westcliffe, nr. Dover, and St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, 4s. suc. fa. 18 Aug. 1720.

Offices Held

Equerry and one of the commrs. for the master of the horse to George I 1714-27; comptroller of the mint 1727-d.

Biography

The son of a distinguished naval officer, Aylmer was the brother-in-law of another, Sir John Norris, on whose interest he was returned as a Whig for Rye in 1722, not standing again. He died 26 June 1754.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754

Author: Romney R. Sedgwick

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