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Há 5 dias · Extravagant spending by the 8th Earl, Spencer Compton, became ruinous after a contested election in 1768. He left England for good in 1774, took up voluntary exile in Switzerland, and put his affairs in the hands of trustees, led by his banker and brother-in-law, Henry Drummond ( c . 1730–95).
Há 1 dia · Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington: c. 1674–1743 1733 Prime Minister 1742–1743 552 William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex: 1697–1743 1738 Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 553 James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave: 1684–1741 1738 Ambassador to France 554 Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel: 1720–1785 1741 555
Há 3 dias · The Quakers secured a borough charter from Thomas Penn, the proprietor of Pennsylvania, who named the town (1739) for his friend Spencer Compton, earl of Wilmington. Wilmington: original office of the DuPont Company
Há 4 dias · Margaret probably refers to Margaret MacLean Clephane, who in 1816 married Spencer, Lord Compton, who was to become 2nd Marquess of Northampton in 1828. Their second son, William, 4th Marquess, was born in 1818.
Há 5 dias · The house suffered much damage in the Civil War when it was occupied by the Parliamentary party (1643) and an unsuccessful attempt to recapture it was made in 1644 by Sir Charles Compton, brother of Spencer the second Earl, who had been killed at the battle of Hopton Heath in 1643.
Há 4 dias · A Tale of Two Farm Families – Salt Magazine. The rise and rescue of Echo Farm’s historic farmhouse. By Isabel Zermani • Photographs by Rick Ricozzi. When Jack McCarley was born in 1929, his mother Lina stayed two weeks in the James Walker Memorial Hospital.
Há 4 dias · We are sad to announce that on May 8, 2024, at the age of 71, Antonio DeJesus of Wilmington, Delaware passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
