ARTHUR

See also:

• ARTHUR ONSLOW (1691-1768)
• ONSLOW, EARL OF

ONSLOW (1691-1768)  , English politician, elder son of Foot Onslow (d . 1710), was born at Chelsea on the 1st of October 1691 . Educated at Winchester and at Wadham College, Oxford, he became a barrister and in 1720 entered parliament as a member for the borough of Guildford . Seven years later he became one of the members for Surrey, and he retained this seat until 1761 . In 1728 he was elected Speaker of the House of Commons, being the third member of his family to hold this office; he was also chancellor to George II.'s queen, Caroline, and from 1734 to 1742 he was treasurer of the navy . He retired from the position of Speaker and from parliament in 1761, and enjoyed an annuity of £3000 until his death on the 17th of February 1768 . As Speaker, Onslow was a conspicuous success, displaying know-ledge, tact and firmness in his office; in his leisure hours he was a collector of books . Speaker Onslow's nephew, GEORGE ONSLOW (1731-1792), a son of his brother Richard, was a lieutenant-colonel and member of parliament for Guildford from 176o to 1784 . He had a younger brother Richard (1741-1817), who entered the navy and was made an admiral in 1799 .