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John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (9 May 1729 – 22 November 1777) was a British peer, politician and army officer.


Early life

Born
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John West, he was the son of John West, 7th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy (1700–1734/5). His younger brother was George Augustus West (who married Lady Mary Grey, eldest daughter of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford and Lady Mary Booth, only daughter of
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). His two sisters were Lady Henrietta Cecilia West (the wife of Gen. James Johnston) and Lady Diana West (the wife of Lt.-Gen. Sir James John Clavering). After the death of his mother, his father remarried to Anne Neville, Lady Bergavenny (widow of George Neville, 1st Baron Bergavenny), daughter of sea captain Nehemiah Walker, in June 1744. His father was the only son of
John West, 6th Baron De La Warr John West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1663 – 26 May 1723) was an English nobleman and courtier. He is alternatively described as the 15th Baron de la Warr and as Baron Delaware. He was born the second son of Charles West, 5th Baron De La Warr and i ...
and the former Margaret Freeman (the daughter and heiress of John Freeman of
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). His mother was the only daughter of
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and Lady Elizabeth Spencer (second daughter of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland).


Career

In 1746, West entered the army as an
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in the 3rd Infantry Guards, rising to Lt.-Col., with the 1st Troop of Horse Guards 1755 and to
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in 1758. From 1760 to 1761, he served as '' aide-de-camp'' to the King
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and was promoted to
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in 1761. In 1761, West's father was created
Earl De La Warr Earl De La Warr ( ) is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for John West, 7th Baron De La Warr. The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr ( ...
and Viscount Cantelupe, enabling West to use the latter as a
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. From 1761 to 1766, Cantelupe was Vice to Chamberlain to
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and he was Captain and Colonel of the 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards from 1763 to 1766. After inheriting his father's titles in 1766, he became
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to Queen Charlotte and Captain and Colonel of His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards, serving in both roles until his death in 1777. In 1768, he became
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to Queen Charlotte and in 1770, he was promoted to
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of the
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.M. E. Clayton, ''West, John, first Earl De La Warr (1693–1766)'',
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,
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, 2004; online edn, May 200
accessed 7 June 2008
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Personal life

On 8 August 1756, West married Mary Wynyard (died 1784), daughter of the late Lieutenant-General John Wynyard and the former Catherine Allestrec. Together, they were the parents of two daughters and three sons, including: * William Augustus West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (1757–1783), who died unmarried. * John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (1758–1795), who married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Henry Lyell, a Swedish nobleman who had emigrated to England. * Frederick West (1767–1852), who married Charlotte Mitchell, daughter and co-heiress of Richard Mitchell of Culham Court, in 1792. After her death in 1795, he married Maria Myddelton, sister and co-heiress of Richard Myddelton and second daughter of Richard Myddelton of
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and Elizabeth Rushout (daughter of Sir John Rushout, Bt,
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) in 1798. She died in 1843. * Lady Georgiana West (d. 1832), who married Edward Pery Buckley and mother of
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, MP for Salisbury. * Lady Matilda West (d. 1843), who married Gen. Henry Wynyard, Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Lord De La Warr died in Audley Square in
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on 22 November 1777 and was buried in
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on 30 November that year. His titles passed to his eldest son,
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.


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John West, 2nd Earl de la Warr (1729-1777), General
at the
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