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Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton
b.16 Aug 1738
d.7 Apr 1796
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  1. Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton1738 - 1796
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  • H.  Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton1738 - 1796
  • W.  Jane Lawton (add)
  1. Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton1760 - 1828
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Name Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Aug 1738
Marriage to Jane Lawton (add)
Death[1] 7 Apr 1796
Reference Number? Q7576023?
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Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton (16 August 1738 – 7 April 1796) was a British peer and Member of Parliament.

Northampton was the younger son of the Hon. Charles Compton, third son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton and Mary Lucy. He was educated at Westminster School from 1746.

He was elected to the House of Commons for Northampton in 1761, a seat he held until 1763 when he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He also served as a Groom of the Bedchamber to George III (1760–63), as Recorder of Northampton from 1763 to his death, and as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire from 1771 to death.

Lord Northampton married Jane, daughter of Henry Lawton, in 1758. He died in April 1796, aged 57, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles, who was created Marquess of Northampton in 1812.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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