DIVETT, Edward (1797-1864), of Bystock, Exmouth, Devon; 14 King Street, St. James’s, London and 97 Eaton Square, London

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b. 10 Sept. 1797, 1st s. of Edward Divett, of 1 Lansdowne Place, Bloomsbury, London and Bystock, Devon, and Mary Ann, da. of John Kensington, of New Bridge Street, London. educ. Eton 1811-14. m. 20 June 1836, Ann, da. of George Ross, of 20 Chapel St., Grosvenor Square, London and Lapworth, Warws., 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 1819. d. 26 July 1864.
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Dep. Lieut. Devon 1822; J.P. Devon.

Chairman South Australia Company 1839; dir. South Australia Banking Company 1841, chairman 1848 – d.; dir. Bristol and Exeter Railway; president West of England Fire and Life Insurance Society.

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DIVETT, Edward (1797-1864), of Bystock, Exmouth, Devon; 14 King Street, St. James’s, London and 97 Eaton Square, London
Main residences: Bystock, Exmouth, Devon and 14 King Street, St. James’s, London and 97 Eaton Square, London.
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LENNARD, Sir Thomas Barrett (1762-1857), of 40 Bryanston Square, London and Bel Hus, Aveley, Essex

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b. 6 Jan. 1762, illeg. s. and heir of Thomas Barrett Lennard, 17th Lord Dacre and Elizabeth Thomas. educ. Rev. Shepherd, nr. Newbury; Cheam 1772; Harrow 1775-8; Brasenose, Oxf. matric. 1779; St. Andrew’s matric. 1782. m. (1) 15 Feb. 1787 Dorothy (d. 26 Oct. 1830), da. of Sir John St. Aubyn, 4th bt., MP, of Clowance and St. Michael’s Mount, Cornw., 7s. (3 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 20 June 1833, Georgina Matilda, da. of Sir Walter Stirling 1st. bt. MP of Faskine, Lanarkshire, wid. of H. D. Milligan, 1s. suc. fa. to Dacre estates 1786. Took surnames of Barrett and Lennard by roy. lic. 18 Mar. 1786. cr. bt. 6 June 1801. d. 25 June 1857.
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Capt., Aveley volunteer cavalry 1798.

FSA; Member, Cheltenham race committee.

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LENNARD, Sir Thomas Barrett (1762-1857), of 40 Bryanston Square, London and Bel Hus, Aveley, Essex
Main residences: 40 Bryanston Square, London; Bel Hus, Aveley, Essex.
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P.J.S.
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ROBARTS, Abraham (1779-1858), of 15 Lombard Street and 26 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London and Roehampton, Surr.

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b. 1 Aug. 1779, 1st s. of Abraham Robarts MP, of Finsbury Square, London and w. Sabine, da. of Thomas Tierney of Limerick, Ireland. educ. Rev. Thomas Horne’s sch. Chiswick until 1794. m. 20 Jan. 1808, Charlotte Anne, da. of Edmund Wilkinson, of Potterton Lodge, Tadcaster, Yorks., 4s. (1 d.v.p.) at least 3da. suc. fa. 1816. d. 2 Apr. 1858.
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Writer, E.I. Co. (Canton) 1794-c.1801.

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ROBARTS, Abraham Wildey (1779-1858), of 15 Lombard Street, London; 26 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx., and Roehampton, Surr.
Main residences: 15 Lombard Street; 26 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London; Roehampton, Surr.
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P.J.S.
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STEEL, John (1786-1868), of Derwent Bank, Cockermouth, Cumberland

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bap. 26 Sept. 1786, prob. 2nd s. of Joseph Steel (d. Mar. 1844), of Cockermouth, Cumb, and Dorothy, da. of John Ponsonby, of Hale Hall, Cumb. educ. St Bees Coll., Cumb.; adm an attorney 1809. m. 6 Oct. 1817, Frances, da. of Rev. Richard Case, of Bucklebury, Berks. d. s.p. 10 Apr. 1868.
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JP Cumb.

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STEEL, John (1786-1868), of Derwent Bank, Cockermouth, Cumberland
Main residence: Derwent Bank, Cockermouth, Cumberland.
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J.R.O.
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POTTER, Edmund (1802-1883), of 22 Prince’s Gardens, Hyde Park, London; Queen’s Gate, South Kensington, London and Camfield Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

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b. 25 Jan. 1802, 2nd s. of James Potter (d. 1821), of Manchester, and Mary Moore. m. 3 Oct. 1829, Jessie, da. of Abraham Crompton, of Lune Villa, Lancaster, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da. d. 26 Oct. 1883.
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JP; Dep. Lt. Derbys.

F.R.S. 1856

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POTTER, Edmund (1802-1883), of 22 Prince’s Gardens, Hyde Park, London; Queen’s Gate, South Kensington, London and Camfield Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Main residences: 22 Prince's Gardens, Hyde Park, London and Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London and Camfield Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
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J.R.O.
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LAWSON, Wilfrid (1829-1906), of Arkleby Hall, Aspatria, Cumberland

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b. 4 Sept. 1829, 1st s. of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st bt., of Brayton, Carlisle, and Caroline, da. of Sir James Graham, of Netherby, Cumb. educ. priv. by J. Oswald Jackson. m. 12 Nov. 1860, Mary, da. of Joseph Pocklington-Senhouse, of Netherhall, Cumb., 4s. 4da. suc. fa. 12 June 1867. d. 1 July 1906.
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LAWSON, Wilfrid (1829-1906), of Arkleby Hall, Aspatria, Cumberland
Main residence: Arkleby Hall, Aspatria, Cumberland.
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J.R.O.
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WARING, Charles (1827-1887), of 29 Norfolk Street, Park Lane; 6 Albany, Westminster and 2 Grosvenor Square, Mdx.

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b. 1827, 3rd s. of John Waring (d. 1867), of Haworth Hall, nr. Rotherham, Yorks. and Mary, da. of William Fletcher, of Chesterfield, Derbys. m. 25 Sept. 1872, Charlotte Eliza Mary Jane, da. of Sir George William Denys, 2nd bt., of Drawcott Hall, Richmond, Yorks., 2s. 1da. d. 26 Aug. 1887.
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Chevalier, order of Leopold of Belgium 1864.

Partner, Waring Bros. 1841–1880.

Chairman, Somerset and Dorset Railway 1852; Belgian Eastern Junction Railway 1862.

Dir. Norwich and Spalding Railway 1853; Midland and Eastern Railway 1866; Kettering, Thrapston and Huntingdon Railway 1866; Poole and Bournemouth Railway 1865.

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WARING, Charles (1827-1887), of 29 Norfolk Street, Park Lane; 6 Albany, Westminster and 2 Grosvenor Square, Mdx.
Main residences: 29 Norfolk Street, Park Lane and 6 Albany, Westminster and 2 Grosvenor Square, Mdx.
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P.J.S.
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ERLE, William (1793-1880), of 20 Bedford Square, London, Mdx.

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b. 1 Oct. 1793, 3rd s. of Rev. Christopher Erle (d. 1817) and w. Margaret, da. of Mr. Bowles. educ. Winchester 1804-11; New Coll. Oxf. matric. 1811, BCL 1818; M.T.1813, called 1819; I. T. 1822. m. 30 Sept. 1834, Amelia, eld. da. of David Williams, rect. of New Coll. Oxf. s.p. Kntd. 23 Apr. 1845. d. 28 Jan. 1880.
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PC 6 July 1859; commr. royal commission county courts, 1853 – 55; patent law 1862 – 64; neutrality laws, 1867 – 68, trades unions 1867 – 69, judicature 1867 – 74

KC 7 July 1834; bencher I. T. 1834, reader 1843, treasurer 1844; counsel for bank of England 1844; serjeant-at-law 1844; justice, common pleas 1844 – 46, queen’s bench 1846 – 59; chief justice, common pleas 1859 – 66

Fell. New Coll. Oxf. 1811 – 34, hon. DCL 1857, hon. fell. 1870 – d.; F.R.S. 1860

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ERLE, William (1793-1880), of 20 Bedford Square, London, Mdx.
Main residence: 20 Bedford Square, London, Mdx.
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P.J.S.
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Commons 1832-1868
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Athenaeum
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BYNG, George Stevens (1806-1886), of 88 Eaton Square, London, Mdx. and Wrotham Park, Herts.

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b. 8 June 1806, 1st s. of Sir John Byng MP, of Lavington. Suss. and Bellaghy, co. Londonderry, and 1st w. Mary Stevens, da. and coh. of Peter Mackenzie of Grove House, Twickenham. educ. R. Mil. Coll. m. (1) 7 Mar. 1829, Lady Agnes Paget (d. 9 Oct. 1845), da. of Henry William Paget, 1st mq. of Anglesey, 3s. 3da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 16 Mar. 1848, Harriet Elizabeth, da. of Charles Compton Cavendish MP, 4s. 3da. Styled Visct. Enfield 1847-60; summ. to the Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Strafford 8 Apr. 1853; suc. fa. as 2nd earl of Strafford 3 June 1860. d. 29 Oct. 1886.
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Ensign 29 Ft. 1822, lt. 1825; capt. Rifle Brigade 1826; capt. 47 Ft. 1830, half-pay 1833, ret. 1835.

Comptroller of household of ld. lt. [I] 1831 – 32; ld. of treasury June – Nov. 1834; comptroller of household May 1835 – June 1841; PC 27 May 1835; treasurer of household June – Sept. 1841; jt.-sec. to board of control July 1846 – Nov. 1847.

Lt.-col. R. West Mdx. militia 1837, col. 1844.

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BYNG, George Stevens (1806-1886), of 88 Eaton Square, Mdx.
Main residences: 88 Eaton Square, London, Mdx.; Wrotham Park, Herts.
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P.J.S.
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CONINGHAM, William (1815-1884), of 26 Sussex Square and 6 Lewes Crescent, Kemptown, Brighton, Suss.

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b. 26 June 1815, 1st s. of Rev. Robert Coningham of co. Londonderry and Louisa, da. of Col. James Capper, of Madras. educ. Trinity, Camb. matric. 1833. m. 12 Nov. 1840, Elizabeth Catherine, da. of Rev. William Meyrick, of Woodyates Manor, Dorset. 1s. 1da. (d.v.p.) suc. fa. 1836. d. 20 Dec. 1884.
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Cornet 1 Dragoons, 1834–6.

Director, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, 1857–66.

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CONINGHAM, William (1815-1884), of 26 Sussex Square and 6 Lewes Crescent, Kemptown, Brighton, Suss.
Main residences: 26 Sussex Square; 6 Lewes Crescent, Kemptown, Brighton, Suss.
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P.J.S.
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Commons 1832-1868
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