Background
Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née Noel).
Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née Noel).
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1681, aged 17. Lord Northampton later served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1686 to 1687 and again from 1689 to 1727 and was Constable of the Tower of London from 1712 to 1715. At the coronation of William and Mary in 1689 he bore the King"s sceptre and cross.
In 1702 he was admitted to the Privy Council.
She died on 10 June 1721.