John Hampden (1696–1754)

British politician
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IntroBritish politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
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Biography

John Hampden (c. 1696 – 4 February 1754), an English politician, was the second son of John Hampden.
He was a founding governor of London's Foundling Hospital, a charity dedicated to the salvation of the capital's abandoned children.
He married Isabella Ellys, but left no children. He was the last male-line descendant of John Hampden, and left his estates on his death to his cousin Hon. Robert Trevor, who assumed the Hampden surname.

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