COVENTRY, WILLIAM, FIFTH EARL OF COVENTRY
Arms.—Sa., a fess erm., between 3 crescents sa.
Crest.—A garb or, lying fesswise, thereon a cock gu., comb, wattles, and legs of the first.
Coronet.—That of an Earl.
Helmet.—That of a Peer.
[Settle. Honori Sacellum. London, 1712.]
William Coventry (born c. 1688, died 18th March 1750) was the son of Walter Coventry of London, the lineal representative of Walter Coventry, brother of the first Earl of Coventry, in which line, by special limitation, the Earldom was allowed to rest. Mr. Coventry was Member of Parliament for Bridport, and succeeded to the Earldom of Coventry in 1719. He was Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Worcester, a Member of the Privy Council, and Clerk Comptroller of the Green Cloth.
