James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton

James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton (c. 1667, Sandbeck, Yorkshire – 23 May 1723) was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1710. In 1714 Saunderson succeeded his father as 6th Viscount Castleton in the Irish peerage. He was created Baron Saunderson of Saxby, Lincolnshire in 1714,and Viscount Castleton in the English peerage in 1716. He was created finally Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in 1720.

James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton

James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton (c. 1667, Sandbeck, Yorkshire – 23 May 1723) was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1710. In 1714 Saunderson succeeded his father as 6th Viscount Castleton in the Irish peerage. He was created Baron Saunderson of Saxby, Lincolnshire in 1714,and Viscount Castleton in the English peerage in 1716. He was created finally Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in 1720.