Osmaston Hall
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Osmaston Hall was a country house built in 1696 in extensive grounds at Osmaston, Derbyshire, now an area of the city of Derby. The house was the home of the Wilmot baronets, and the Fox family before
The hall in 1805
John Eardley Wilmot
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Sir John Eardley Wilmot PC SL was an English judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1766 to 1771.
Osmaston Hall
…residence. Notable members of the Wilmot family associated with the house include not only the first three Wilmot baronets of Osmaston but also Sir John Eardley Wilmot, who rose to be Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Its grounds covered 250 acres (1.0 km2) and included a small lake. The Wilmot family lived on…
Portrait by Francesco Bartolozzi after Joshua Reynolds