DERWENTWATER, EARL OF

DERWENTWATER, EARL OF
   a Jacobite leader; was 3rd Earl and the last; several warrants were issued for his apprehension in 1714; he joined the Jacobite rising in 1715; was taken prisoner at Preston, and beheaded on Tower Hill, London, next year, after trial in Westminster Hall, confession of guilt, and pleadings on his behalf with the king.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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