Spencer Compton may refer to:
Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice, firstly in the Peerage of England (1547), then secondly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1812). The current holder of this title is Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton.
Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He became a peer by writ of acceleration in 1626 and by inheritance in 1630. He fought in the Royalist army and was killed in action at the Battle of Hopton Heath.
Earl of Wilmington was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1730 for the politician Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington, who later served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1742 to 1743, during the reign of George II. He had already been created Baron Wilmington in 1728 and was made Viscount Pevensey at the same time as he was given the earldom. Compton was the third son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton. The titles became extinct on his death in 1743, as he left no male heirs.
Spencer "Spenny" Douglas David Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton is a British peer.
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG, known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English nobleman, peer, and politician.
Baron Compton is an abeyant title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1572 for the Tudor politician, Sir Henry Compton. In 1618, his son was created Earl of Northampton. The titles remained united until the fifth earl died without any male heirs in 1754 and the title passed to his only daughter, Charlotte, who had already inherited the title of Baroness Ferrers of Chartley from her mother in 1740. Charlotte was the wife of Hon. George Townshend, who became Viscount Townshend in 1764 and was created Marquess Townshend after her death in 1770. The title then remained with the marquessate until her grandson, the third marquess, died childless in 1855 and both baronies became abeyant between his sisters and their descendants.
William Compton may refer to:
Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton, known as Lord Compton from 1763 to 1796 and as the 9th Earl of Northampton from 1796 to 1812, was a British peer and politician.
William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton, KG, known as Lord William Compton from 1877 to 1887 and as Earl Compton from 1887 to 1897, was a British peer and Liberal politician.
Admiral William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton,, known as Lord William Compton from 1828 to 1877, was a British peer and naval commander.
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC, styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician.
Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton, DL was a British peer and diplomat.
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Spencer II of Northampton may refer to:
George Compton may refer to:
Spencer is a given name of British origin, meaning "steward" or "administrator". It is a shortened form of the English word dispenser, which derives from Anglo-French dispensour, from Old French dispenseor, from Latin dispensatorem, the agent noun of dispensare, meaning "to disperse, administer, and distribute ". The name originated as the surname Spencer, but later gradually came to be used as a given name as well.
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