Sheffield, John, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

A manuscript volume, 1708-1760, compiled by John Sheffield and his third wife Katherine, on various aspects of their lives.

John Sheffield was born on 8 September 1648. Sheffield served with the navy, rising to the rank of Vice Admiral for Yorkshire and Northumberland (1687-1689). He held several posts at the Royal Court and armed forces including Gentleman of the Bedchamber 1673-1682, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1685-1688, Colonel of the Holland Regiment, 1673-1682 and 1684-1685. Sheffield also served as the Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding 1679-1682, North Riding 1702-1705 and 1711-1714 and Middlesex, 1711-1714. He was created Marquess of Normanby in May 1694 and Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby in 1702. Sheffield died at Buckingham House in March 1721.

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The Bodleian Library, Oxford University, has a copy of The character of a Tory in answere to that of a Trimmer (Ref: MS Eng misc c129); the Public Record Office, London, contains accounts of the Duke and Dowager Duchess of Buckingham, 1720-1731 (Ref: c105/20); Warwickshire County Record Office holds letters to Everard de Weede, Baron de Dyckvelt, 1689-1699 (Ref: CR2017, C8/29-33, 120); the British Library, London, contains letters to George, Elector of Hanover, and Sophia, Electress of Hanover, 1706-1711 (Ref: Stowe 222-224 and 241 passim), letters to Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 1702 (Ref: Add MS 29588 ff. 356-362), and letters to Sir Hans Sloane (Ref: Sloane 4060 ff. 327-334b); the centre for Kentish Studies has correspondence with Alexander Stanhope, 1693-1699 (Ref: U 1590/032); Nottingham University Library holds letters to William Bentinck, 1st Earl Portland, 1694 (Ref: PwA1151-58).

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