Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon

Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon PC (4 February 1673 – 16 June 1743) was an English nobleman. The eldest son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon and Eleanora Lee, he was styled Lord Norreys until he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Abingdon on the latter's death on the 22 May 1699. On his death in 1743 he was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon.

[edit] Career

He was Member of Parliament for Berkshire, 1689–1690 and for Oxfordshire, 1690–1699. He was Constable of the Tower and Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets between 1702 and 1705. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire between 1702 and 1705. He was Chief Justice in Eyre, south of the Trent, 1711–1715. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire again between 1712 and 1715. He was a Lord Justice, Regent of the Realm in 1714.

[edit] Family

He married firstly, Anne Venables, daughter of Peter Venables, Baron of Kinderton and Catharine Shirley, 22 September 1687. His first wife died on 28 April 1715.

He married secondly, Mary Gould, daughter of James Gould and Mary Bonde and the widow of Charles Churchill, c. 1717, and had issue:

• James Bertie, Lord Norreys (1717–1718)

[edit] References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003.


• thePeerage.com

Parliament of England
Preceded by Richard Southby Sir Humphrey Forster, Bt	Member of Parliament for Berkshire with Sir Henry Winchcombe, Bt 1689–1690	Succeeded by Sir Henry Winchcombe, Bt Sir Humphrey Forster, Bt
Preceded by Sir Robert Jenkinson, Bt Sir John Cope, Bt	Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire with Sir Robert Jenkinson, Bt 1690–1699	Succeeded by Sir Robert Jenkinson, Bt Sir Robert Dashwood, Bt
Legal offices
Preceded by The Earl of Wharton	Justice in Eyre south of the Trent 1711–1715	Succeeded by The Earl of Tankerville
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Norfolk	Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1701–1702	Succeeded by The Lord Craven
Preceded by The Lord Lucas	Constable of the Tower Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1702–1705	Succeeded by The Earl of Essex
Preceded by The Lord Wharton	Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1702–1706	Succeeded by The Duke of Marlborough
Preceded by The Duke of Marlborough	Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1712–1715	Succeeded by The Earl of Godolphin
Peerage of England
Preceded by James Bertie	Earl of Abingdon 1699–1743	Succeeded by Willoughby Bertie

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