Molesworth
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Molesworth may refer to:
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[edit] In people
[edit] Family Titles
For people with the Surname Molesworth, see Molesworth (surname).
- Viscount Molesworth of Swords
- Baron Molesworth of Philipstown, (see Viscount Molesworth)
- Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow (Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronets)
[edit] Historical Figures
- Sir Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (1638–1639), Governor of Jamaica
- Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet (1758–1798), MP for Cornwall, 1784–1790
- Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet (1810–1855), British statesman, Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Field Commissioner of Works
- Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725), British statesman and extensive English and Irish landowner, ambassador to Denmark, ambassador to Sweden, founder of the "Molesworth circle" of scientific minds, MP in British, English and Irish Parliaments, Baron of Philipstown, Viscount of Swords
- John Molesworth, 2nd Viscount (1679–1726), British diplomat, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (see Viscount Molesworth)
- Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth (1680–1758), British Field Marshal, English war hero, Commander in Chief for Ireland, Lieutenant of the Ordnance in Ireland, Commanding Officer of the Coldstream Guards
- Sir Robert Molesworth (judge) (1806–1890), Australian Chief Justice and Solicitor-General
- Lt-Gen George Molesworth (1890–1968), British army officer
- Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921), author
- Sir Guilford Molesworth (1828–1925) British civil and railway engineer
[edit] Sportsmen
- Carlton Molesworth, baseball player
- Margaret Molesworth, Australian tennis player
[edit] Other
- Nigel Molesworth, a fictional character in a series of humorous books by Geoffrey Willans parodying school life
[edit] In organizations
- Molesworth Institute, a library-related organization in the United States
[edit] In places
- Molesworth (crater), a crater on Mars
- Molesworth (town), a village in Cambridgeshire, England
- Molesworth, Ontario, a community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada
- Molesworth, Victoria, Australia
- RAF Molesworth, a US air force base near Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, England
- Molesworth, Tasmania, Australia
- Molesworth, New Zealand
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