| LC control no. | nr 96038828 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | De La Warr, John West, Earl, 1693-1766 |
| Variant(s) | De Warr, John, 1693-1766 La Warr, John West, Earl de, 1693-1766 Warr, John West, Earl de La, 1693-1766 West, John, Earl de La Warr, 1693-1766 Delawarr, John, Earl of, 1693-1766 |
| Associated place | N.Y. N.J. |
| Located | London (England) |
| Birth date | 16930404 |
| Death date | 17660316 |
| Field of activity | Great Britain--Armed Forces Great Britain--Politics and government Nobility--Great Britain |
| Affiliation | Eton College Great Britain. Army Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords |
| Profession or occupation | Great Britain. Army--Officers Politicians |
| Found in | Le pitture di Bologna, 1706: bookplate (The Right Honble. John Ld. De Warr) HelveĢtius. De l'esprit, 1759 (name not given; armorial bookplate in NN copy: John Earl of Delawarr; motto: "Jour de ma vie") Concise DNB (West, John, first Earl de La Warr (1693-1766); M.P.; created Earl de La Warr, 1761) Oxford DNB, Nov. 14, 2013 (West, John, first Earl De La Warr (1693-1766), politician and army officer; born on 4 April 1693; educated at Eton College; served in the army; on father's death in May 1723, became seventh Baron De La Warr; in 1737, appointed captain-general and governor of New York and New Jersey, though he remained in England; active in royal household and the House of Lords; in March 1761, created Earl De La Warr and Viscount Cantelupe; died on 16 March 1766) |
| Associated language | eng |
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