James
"3rd Earl of Northampton"
Compton
FRS
Born in Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Spencer Compton KB
and Mary (Beaumont) Compton
Brother of
Penelope (Compton) Nicholas, Charles Compton, William Compton, Francis Compton, Henry Compton, Spencer Compton and Anne (Compton) Cholmeley
Husband of
Isabel (Sackville) Compton
— married
Jul 1647 (to 14 Oct 1661) [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Noel) Compton
— married
about 1664 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alethea (Compton) Hungerford, George Compton PC, Mary (Compton) Sackville and Spencer Compton KG KB PC
Died
at age 59
in Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2013
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James Compton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton FRS (19 August 1622 – 15 December 1681), known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, and Mary Beaumont. He m.(1) Isabella Sackville, da. of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, in 1647 and (2) Mary Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden.
Child of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton and Lady Isabella Sackville
- Lady Alethea Compton b. 14 Mar 1661, d. 14 Oct 1678
Children of James Compton and Mary Noel
- George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton (1664-1727)
- Mary Compton b. 1669, d. 1691
- Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1674-1743), PM of Great Britain 1742-1743.
Sources
- W. H. Kelliher, ‘Compton, James, third earl of Northampton (1622–1681)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 accessed 22 Oct 2017
- wikipedia:James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
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