Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG, PC (c. 1665 – 5 March 1726) was an English aristocrat.
He was born at West Dean, Wiltshire, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire (son of William Pierrepont MP), and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn MP).
[2] He was elected member of parliament for East Retford in 1689, before his accession to the peerage as 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull on the death of his brother in 1690.
[3][4] While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland, he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords.
The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.