Hon. John WALLOP 1st Earl of Portsmouth

  General Notes:

NOTEWORTHY: He was a British Peer and Member of Parliament;
In 1720 he became the 1st Viscount Lymington (above a Baron, but below an Earl or Count) of Lymington, Hampshire, England;
In 1743 he became the Earl of Portsmouth;
In 1743 he became the Governor of the Isle of Wight;
Was appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury of Great Britain in 1717

  Research Notes:

-- The Peerage, by Darryl Lundy (www.thepeerage.com/p2607.htm#i26066)
-- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wallop,_1st_Earl_of_Portsmouth)

John married Lady Bridget BENNET, daughter of Lord Charles BENNET 1st Earl of Tankerville and Lady Mary GREY Countess of Tankerville, on 20 May 1716 in England. (Lady Bridget BENNET was born in England and died on 12 Oct 1738.)