Fauconberg House

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Fauconberg House was a house in Soho Square in the City of Westminster, London.^[1] It was demolished in 1924.

Soho Square square in Soho, London, England

Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London owned until at least 1966 by the Portland family but which has since 1954 been de facto a public park leased by the Soho Square Garden Committee to Westminster City Council. It was originally called King Square after Charles II. Its statue of Charles II has stood since the square's 1661 founding except between 1875 and 1938; it is today well-weathered. By the time of the drawing of a keynote map of London in 1746 the newer name for the square had gained sway. During the summer, Soho Square hosts open-air free concerts.

The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough that also holds city status. It occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End. Historically in Middlesex, it is to the west of the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary is the River Thames. The London borough was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London. Upon its creation, it inherited the city status previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster from 1900, which was first awarded to Westminster in 1540.

The house was occupied from 1683 to 1700 by Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg. The last member of the Fauconberg family to live at the house was Mary Cromwell; she was the third daughter of Oliver Cromwell and the wife of the 1st Earl Fauconberg.^[2]

Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg PC was an English peer. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War, becoming close to Oliver Cromwell and marrying Cromwell's third daughter, Mary. After the Restoration of the monarchy he became a member of the Privy Council to Charles II and was elevated to an earldom by William III.

Mary Cromwell, Countess Fauconberg was an English noblewoman, the third daughter of Oliver Cromwell and his wife Elizabeth Bourchier.

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland "and of the dominions thereto belonging" from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic.

Subsequently it was occupied by Arthur Onslow, then Speaker of the House of Commons.^[1] The lease was sold by Onslow to John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll.^[1] The Duke of Argyll lived at Fauconberg House until his death in 1770; following his death, it was sold to John Grant, a Scottish lawyer and owner of sugar plantations in the West Indies.^[1] The neo-classical architect Robert Adam was commissioned by Grant to improve the house.^[1] After Grant's death, Fauconberg House became Wright's Hotel and Coffee House.^[1]

Arthur Onslow was an English politician. He set a record for length of service when repeatedly elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, where he was known for his integrity.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower, but more influential, chamber of Parliament. John Bercow was elected Speaker on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin. He was since re-elected, unopposed, three times, following the general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017. John Bercow had his last scheduled Commons sitting day as Speaker on 31 October 2019, his replacement will be elected by the House of Commons on Monday 4 November 2019.

John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll British Army general

General John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll KT PC, was a British Army officer and Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1761. From 1729 to 1761 he was known as John Campbell of Mamore.

The house belonged to a company of musical instrument makers at the start of the 19th century, and was owned by Crosse & Blackwell from 1858.^[1] Fauconberg House was demolished by Crosse & Blackwell in 1924, and their new headquarters was built on the site.^[1]

Crosse & Blackwell is a British food production company that has been in existence since 1706.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Christopher Hibbert Ben Weinreb; John & Julia Keay (9 May 2011). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition). Pan Macmillan. pp. 287–. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
↑ John Heneage Jesse (1871). London: its celebrated characters and remarkable places. pp. 326–.

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[WeinrebKeay2011-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Christopher Hibbert Ben Weinreb; John & Julia Keay (9 May 2011). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition). Pan Macmillan. pp. 287–. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.

[Jesse1871-2] John Heneage Jesse (1871). London: its celebrated characters and remarkable places. pp. 326–.