George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton PC (18 October 1664-15 April 1727), known as Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ...

Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née Noel). Prime Minister Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, was his younger brother. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1681, aged 17. Lord Northampton later served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1686 to 1687 and again from 1689 to 1727 and was Constable of the Tower of London from 1712 to 1715. At the coronation of William and Mary in 1689 he bore the King's sceptre and cross. In 1702 he was admitted to the Privy Council. James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (19 August 1622-15 December 1681), known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician. ... The Rt. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire: Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1569–1570 ? Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1587–1589 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 1630–??? Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke 1642–??? Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh... The Constable of the Tower of London is the governor of the Tower. ... William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and as Queen of Scots (as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ...

Lord Northampton married Jane, daughter of Sir Stephen Fox and half-sister of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, in 1686. She died in 1721. Northampton died in April 1727, aged 62, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son James. Sir Stephen Fox (March 27, 1627 - October 28, 1716), English politician, was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer. ... Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, (28 September 1705-1 July 1774) was an English statesman. ... James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (2 May 1687-3 October 1754), known as Lord Compton from 1687 to 1727, was a British peer and politician. ...

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1640 - September 28, 1702) was an English statesman and nobleman. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire: Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1569–1570 ? Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1587–1589 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 1630–??? Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke 1642–??? Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh... Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1640 - September 28, 1702) was an English statesman and nobleman. ... Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1640 - September 28, 1702) was an English statesman and nobleman. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire: Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1569–1570 ? Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1587–1589 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 1630–??? Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke 1642–??? Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh... John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1689 - 1749), in 1745 raised a cavalry regiment known as Montagus Carabineers, which, however, was disbanded after Culloden. ... Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. ... The Constable of the Tower of London is the governor of the Tower. ... Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (c. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (19 August 1622-15 December 1681), known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician. ... The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton. ... James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (2 May 1687-3 October 1754), known as Lord Compton from 1687 to 1727, was a British peer and politician. ...

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• www.thepeerage.com