Family and Education

b. c.1717, 1st s. of Crewe Offley. educ. Grand Tour 1739. unm. suc. fa. 1739.

Offices Held

Surveyor of the King’s private roads 1756-7; groom of the bedchamber 1757-62.

Biography

John Offley, described by Lord Hardwicke as ‘a gentleman of a considerable estate’1 was returned for Bedford in 1747 on the Duke of Bedford’s interest, classed as a government supporter. A well-known gamester, he joined White’s in 1749, losing £1,300 in one night at play.2

He died 3 Apr. 1784, aged 66.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754

Author: R. S. Lea

Notes

• 1. Hardwicke to Philip Yorke, 20 June 1747, Add. 35351, f. 108.
• 2. Walpole to Rich. Bentley, 9 Jan. 1755.