| 词条 | John Rolle (1679–1730) |
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John Rolle (1679–1730) of Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English House of Commons from 1703 to 1705 and in the British House of Commons from 1710-1730.[1] He declined the offer of an earldom by Queen Anne,[2] but 18 years after his death his eldest son was raised to the peerage in 1748 by King George II as Baron Rolle. OriginsRolle was the second son of John Rolle (died 1689) by his wife Lady Christiana Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin (c. 1626–1685). His elder brother was Robert Rolle (died 1710), MP. EducationRolle attended Queens' College, Cambridge in 1696 and entered the Inner Temple in 1697 for his training as a lawyer. He was called to the bar in 1705.[3] InheritanceAs Rolle's father had predeceased his own father Sir John Rolle (1626–1706), KB, of Stevenstone (Sheriff of Devon in 1682 [4] and MP for Barnstaple (1660) and for Devon (1661–1679)), Sir John's heir was his eldest grandson Robert Rolle, MP, of Stevenstone. When Robert died in 1710 without issue John Rolle succeeded his elder brother, inheriting his estates at Stevenstone and Bicton. CareerAs a younger son Rolle was destined for a career as a lawyer. He first entered Parliament as MP for Saltash (1703–1705). At the age of 31 in 1710 he succeeded unexpectedly to the vast estates of his elder brother Robert Rolle, the patrimony of their grandfather, and became a man of great substance and influence. He was next elected MP for Devon in 1710 and arrived ostentatiously in London on 22 November 1710 with two six-horse coaches attended by 12 men in livery and was met by about 100 gentlemen on horseback.[5] He held the seat until 1713, when he was elected MP for Exeter (1713–1715).[6] Next he sat for Barnstaple (1715–1722), then a second time for Exeter (1722–1727) and finally a second time for Devon from 1727 until his death in 1730.[7] Marriage & progeny{{double image|right|RolleImpalingWalter Library StevenstoneHouse Devon.jpg|150|PalladianLibraryStevenstoneDevon.JPG|150|Left: Sculpted stone heraldic achievement c.1715–1730 above central arch keystone on the surviving Palladian library (right) at Stevenstone, built by John Rolle (1679–1730), showing on an escutcheon the arms of Rolle impaling Walter, the family of his wife Isabella Walter. Above is the crest of Rolle: A cubit arm erect vested or charged with a fess indented double cotised azure in the hand a flint-stone proper}}In August 1706 Rolle married Isabella Charlotta Walter, daughter of Sir William Walter, 2nd Baronet, of Saresden, Oxfordshire. She brought with her a dowry of £1,500.[8] His progeny was as follows:[9]
Death & burialRolle died on 6 May 1730 and was buried at St Giles in the Wood, the parish church of Stevenstone. His obituary praised him as "a gentleman of great candour and honour".[16] Sources
References1. ^Cruickshanks {{s-start}}{{s-par|en}}{{s-bef2. ^Cruickshanks 3. ^Cruickshanks 4. ^Vivian, p.656; Risdon, Tristram, Survey of Devon, 1810 edition, list of sheriffs, p.14 5. ^Cruickshanks 6. ^Cruickshanks 7. ^{{cite web| url = https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/rolle-john-1679-1730 | title= ROLLE, John (1679-1730), of Stevenstone, nr. Barnstaple, Devon.| publisher= History of Parliament Online (1715-1754)| accessdate = 22 September 2018}} 8. ^Cruickshanks 9. ^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp. 652–656, pedigree of Rolle 10. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=h_U8AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA887&lpg=PA887&dq=peerage+henry+1st+baron+rolle&source=bl&ots=NExUlpCb4s&sig=PQ-A3SLBDDltvhIK63BS_uK-KxQ&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=N_DaT5LQFJDP4QT1pJjNCg&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=peerage%20henry%201st%20baron%20rolle&f=false Burke, John. Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, page 888. London: Henry Colburn, 1839.] 11. ^Gentleman's Magazine, July 1797, p.617, Obituary of Denys Rolle 12. ^Gentleman's Magazine, July 1797, p.617, Obituary of Denys Rolle 13. ^Vivian, pp.312–3, pedigree of Duke 14. ^Devon Record Office 48/22/1/2 Conveyance dated 25 March 1786 15. ^Vivian, pp.312–3, pedigree of Duke 16. ^London Evening Post 12 May 1730, quoted by Cruickshanks | before = Benjamin Buller | before2 = Thomas Carew }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Saltash | years = 1703 –1705 | with = Thomas Carew }}{{s-aft | after = James Buller | after2 = Joseph Moyle }}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef | before = Sir William Courtenay, Bt | before2 = Robert Rolle }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Devon | years = 1710–1713 | with = Sir William Pole | with2 = Sir William Courtenay, Bt }}{{s-aft | after = Sir William Courtenay, Bt | after2 = Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, Bt }}{{s-bef | before = Sir Coplestone Bampfylde | before2 = John Snell }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Exeter | years = 1713–1715 | with = Francis Drewe }}{{s-aft | after = John Bampfylde | after2 = Francis Drewe }}{{s-bef | before = Sir Nicholas Hooper | before2 = Sir Arthur Chichester }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | years = 1715–1722 | with = Sir Arthur Chichester 1715-1718 | with2 = John Basset 1718-1721 | with3 = Sir Hugh Acland 1721-1722 }}{{s-aft | after = Thomas Whetham | after2 =Sir Hugh Acland }}{{s-bef | before = John Bampfylde | before2 = Francis Drewe }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Exeter | years = 1722–1727 | with = Francis Drewe }}{{s-aft | after = Samuel Molyneux | after2 = Francis Drewe }}{{s-bef | before = Sir William Courtenay, Bt | before2 = Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, Bt }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Devon | years = 1727–1730 | with = Sir William Courtenay, Bt }}{{s-aft | after = Sir William Courtenay, Bt | after2 = Henry Rolle }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rolle, John}} 11 : 1679 births|1730 deaths|Rolle family|English MPs 1702–1705|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|British MPs 1710–13|British MPs 1713–15|British MPs 1715–22|British MPs 1722–27|British MPs 1727–34|Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge |
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