James Brydges, first duke of Chandos

(1674-1744)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Chandos, James Brydges, Duke of, 1674-1744 NRA: Brydges, James (1674-1744) 1st Duke of Chandos DNB: Brydges, James, first duke of Chandos (1674-1744), politician and patron of music LBT ID: DuChand1 VIAF ID: 25708606 LOC ID: n85043271	B/BAP: 1674-01-06 DIED: 1744-08-09
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The fortune he gained as paymaster of British forces (1707-12) was spent on building the great house at Canons; he patronized Handel.
REFERENCES TO James Brydges, first duke of Chandos: William Ponsonby to Lady Caroline Lamb, 20 April 1823 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Found 1: ¶ 1 William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. VIII. 1771-1776 Found 1: ¶ 24 Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XII