John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt

Brigadier John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt (c. 1681 – 5 April 1710) was an English soldier and politician. The eldest son of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford after travelling in Holland in 1699. In 1708, he married Lady Frances Powlett (d. 1715), daughter of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton. They had two sons: * Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough (1708–1779) * Lt.-Col. John Mordaunt (c. 1709 – 1767) He died of smallpox on 5 April 1710, and was buried at Turvey on 13 April.

John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt

Brigadier John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt (c. 1681 – 5 April 1710) was an English soldier and politician. The eldest son of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford after travelling in Holland in 1699. In 1708, he married Lady Frances Powlett (d. 1715), daughter of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton. They had two sons: * Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough (1708–1779) * Lt.-Col. John Mordaunt (c. 1709 – 1767) He died of smallpox on 5 April 1710, and was buried at Turvey on 13 April.