George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter
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The Right Honourable The Lord Carpenter FRS |
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| Born | abt 26 August 1702 Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire, England |
| Died | 12 July 1749 Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Petty |
| Alma mater | None |
Lieutenant-Colonel George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter FRS (abt 26 August 1702 – 12 July 1749) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.
Carpenter was the only son of George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter by Alice (née Caulfield) of Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire. He was born at Livers Ocle in Ocle Pychard, 7 miles north-east of Hereford.
On 26 August 1722 at Leyton, Essex he married Elizabeth Petty, the only daughter of David Petty and Mary Crokes of Wanstead. They had two children:
Carpenter gained the rank of Cornet in 1704 in the service of the 1st Regiment of Horse Guards. He became Captain in 1712 and Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment in 1715. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth from 1717 to 1727 as a Whig and for Weobley between 1741 and 1747. He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society on 5 June 1729.
He succeeded his father in the barony on 10 February 1731. This was an Irish peerage which allowed him to remain a member of the House of Commons. On 23 May 1733 he inherited the estate of Holme in Dilwyn, Herefordshire from his second cousin, Thomas Carpenter. He died 12 July 1749 at Grosvenor Square, London. He was buried in family vault at Owlesbury Church. His will, dated 31 December 1748, was probated on 24 July 1749. His only surviving son George succeeded in the barony.
Carpenter Street in Brunswick, Georgia is named after George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter, in honour of his role as one of the original trustees of the Colony of Georgia.
Lord Carpenter's Arms appear to be of French or Norman origin, "Paly of six, argent and gules, on a chevron azure, 3 cross crosslets or." Crest, on a wreath a globe in a frame all or. Supporters, two horses, party-perfess, embattled argent and gules. Motto: "Per Acuta Belli" (Through the Asperities of War). These arms descend from John Carpenter, the younger (abt. 1372 – 1442) who was the noted Town Clerk of London during the reigns of King Henry V & King Henry VI.
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