Biography of Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester 1718-1798

Paternal Family Tree: Damer

On 12 Mar 1718 Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester was born to Joseph Damer (age 42).

On 27 Jul 1742 Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 24) and Caroline Sackville Lady Milton were married. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 54) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 53).

In 25 Jun 1744 [his son] John Damer was born to Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 26) and [his wife] Caroline Sackville Lady Milton.

On 28 Mar 1746 [his son] George Damer 2nd Earl Dorchester was born to Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 28) and [his wife] Caroline Sackville Lady Milton.

On 05 Jun 1753 Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 35) was created 1st Baron Milton of Shronehill in Tipperary.

1762 Creation of New Peers

On 04 May 1762 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) created a number of new peerages ...

Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 46) was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.

William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon (age 53) was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.

Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 68) was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham (age 34).

Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 39) was created 1st Baroness Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 56) by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.

John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 51) was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.

John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 27) was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 44) was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.

Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 41) was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 56).

On 12 May 1762 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 53) was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 46) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.

George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (age 65) was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley (age 57) by marriage Baroness Bingley.

On 10 Oct 1765 [his father-in-law] Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 77) died at Knole House, Sevenoaks. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles Sackville 2nd Duke Dorset (age 54) succeeded 2nd Duke Dorset, 8th Earl Dorset, 3rd Earl Middlesex, 8th Baron Buckhurst, 3rd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.

On 14 Jun 1767 [his son] John Damer (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Seymour-Conway (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway (age 46) and Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 46). He the son of Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 49) and [his wife] Caroline Sackville Lady Milton.

On 24 Mar 1775 [his wife] Caroline Sackville Lady Milton died.

On 15 May 1792 Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 74) was created 1st Earl Dorchester. His London townhouse Dorchester House Park Lane is named after his Earldom.

On 12 Jan 1798 Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 79) died. His son [his son] George Damer 2nd Earl Dorchester (age 51) succeeded 2nd Earl Dorchester, 2nd Baron Milton of Shronehill in Tipperary, 2nd Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.