William Bouverie, 1st Earl of RadnorFRSDL (26 February 1725 – 28 January 1776) was a British peer, styled Hon. William Bouverie from 1747 until 1761.[1]
On 8 November 1750, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire. On 22 September 1758, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Berkshire. He succeeded his father as Viscount Folkestone on 17 February 1761 and in the office of Recorder of Salisbury on 14 April 1761.[1] On 31 October 1765, he was created Earl of Radnor and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie.
Radnor was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society on 17 December 1767.[1] He was elected governor of the French Hospital in 1770, the first of nine earls of Radnor to serve successively in this capacity.[5]
Personal life
Lord Radnor was married three times. His first marriage was on 14 January 1748 to Harriet Pleydell, daughter of Sir Mark Stuart Pleydell, 1st Baronet and Mary Stuart.[1] Before her death on 29 May 1750, they had one son:
He married, secondly, Rebecca Alleyne (1725–1764), daughter of John Alleyne, on 5 September 1751. Before her death on 4 May 1764, they were the parents of three sons:[1]
Lord Radnor died on 28 January 1776 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Jacob, who married the daughter of the 1st Earl's widow the following year.[6]