John Villiers, 1st Earl Grandison

His father was the son of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison, but had assumed the surname of FitzGerald following his marriage.

As his title was in the Peerage of Ireland, he was not barred from standing for the House of Commons of England.

As such, he contested the rotten borough of Old Sarum in May 1705, where he tied with Charles Mompesson for the second seat.

After a seven-month legal dispute, the House of Commons ruled in Mompesson's favour.

As such, his earldom became extinct on his death, while his viscountcy was inherited by his second cousin, William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey.