Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham

Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and Nine Years' War, Temple fought under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession. During the War of the Quadruple Alliance he led a force of 4,000 troops on a raid on the Spanish coastline which captured Vigo and Pontevedra for ten days. In Parliament Temple generally supported the Whigs but fell out with Sir Robert Walpole in 1733. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe House and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.

Occupation

military personnel, politician

Position held

Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Born

October 24, 1675, 1669

Died

September 13, 1749, September 14, 1749