Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough


Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Baptist Noel was born in 1684. He was the son of Baptist Noel and cousin of Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough.

Career

Noel inherited the earldom from his cousin in 1690. He served as the High Steward of Chipping Campden.

Personal life

Noel married his first cousin Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of Catherine Wriothesley Noel and John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland. They had three sons and three daughters:
The earl died of smallpox, aged 29, on 17 April 1714, and was succeeded by his eldest son.