LOWTHER, John Henry (1793-1868), of Swillington Hall, Yorks. and 32 Grosvenor Square, London

Family and Education
b. 23 Mar. 1793, 1st s. of Sir John Lowther MP, 1st bt., of Swillington, Yorks., and Lady Elizabeth Fane, da. of John Fane MP, 9th earl of Westmorland, of Apethorpe, Northants. educ. Westminster 1808-10; Trinity, Camb. adm. 1811, matric. Mich. 1811, MA 1814. unm. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 11 May 1844. d. s.p. 23 June 1868.
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J.P. W. Riding Yorks; deputy lt. Yorks. land tax commr. Yorks. 1836; high sheriff Yorks 1852.

Capt. Cumb. militia 1820; lt. col. 1 W. Yorks. militia 1830 – 52.

Main residences: Swillington Hall, Yorks.; 32 Grosvenor Square, London.
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FORTESCUE, Thomas (1815-1887), of Ravensdale Park, Newry, co. Armagh

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b. 9 Mar. 1815, 1st s. of Chichester Fortescue MP [I], of Dromiskein, co. Louth, and Martha Angel, da. of Samuel Meade Hobson, of Muckridge House, co. Cork. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. matric. 9 May 1833, BA 1837. m. 26 Sept. 1840, Lady Louisa Grace, 3rd da. of James Wandesforde Butler, 1st marq. of Ormonde [I], MP [I], s.p. suc. fa. 25 Nov. 1826; suc. 4th cos. Sir Henry James Goodricke, 7th bt., 22 Aug. 1833; cr. Bar. Clermont of Clermont and Dromisken [I] 11 Feb. 1852; cr. Bar. Clermont of Clermont Park [UK] 2 May 1866. d. 29 July 1887.
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High sheriff co. Louth 1839.

Chair. Dundalk bd. of guardians ?1839 – 56.

Member Royal Irish Acad. 1841; Royal Geological Society.

Main residence: Ravensdale Park, Newry, co. Armagh, [I].
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DAWSON, Vesey (1842-1920), of Dartrey House, Rockcorry, co. Monaghan of 30 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London

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b. 22 Apr. 1842, 1st s. of Richard Dawson, 1st Bar. Dartrey [UK], (1st earl of Dartrey 1866), and Augusta, 2nd da. of Edward Stanley, of Cross Hall, Lancs. educ. Eton 1855-7. m. 29 Aug. 1882, Julia Georgiana Sarah, da. of Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th bt., of Wombwell, Yorks., 1s. (d.v.p.) 2da; styled Viscount Cremorne 12 July 1866-97; suc. fa. as 2nd earl of Dartrey 12 May 1897. d. 1920.
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J.P. dep. lt. high sheriff co. Monaghan 1878.

Ensign & lt. Coldstream Gds. 1859; lt. & capt. 1865; capt. & lt.-col. 1876; ret. 1876.

Main residences: Dartrey House, Rockcorry, co. Monaghan, [I]; 30 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London.
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BERESFORD, George de la Poer (1811-1873), of 54 Harley Street, London

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b. 1 Mar. 1811, o.s. of Adm. Sir John Poo Beresford, 1st bt., MP, of Bedale Hall, Yorks., and 1st w. Mary, da. of Capt. Anthony James Pye Molloy, RN, of Wimpole Street, London. m. 7 Mar. 1846, Elizabeth, 2nd da. of Davis Lucas, of Clontibret, co. Monaghan, and Glendalough, co. Galway, 2s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 2 Oct. 1844. d. 11 Feb. 1873.
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Cornet 7th Drag. Gds 1827; lt. 1828; capt. 1836; half pay 1836; maj. 1846; ret. 1852.

Main residence: 54 Harley Street, London.
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ALEXANDER, Hon. James Du Pre (1812-1855), of Caledon, co. Tyrone of 5 Carlton House Terrace, London

Family and Education
b. 27 July 1812, o.s. of Du Pre Alexander MP [I], 2nd earl of Caledon [I], of Castle Caledon, co. Tyrone, and Catherine Freeman, 2nd da. & co-h. of Philip Yorke, 3rd earl of Hardwicke. educ. Eton 1826; Christ Church, Oxf., matric. 21 Oct. 1830. m. 4 Sept. 1845, Jane Frederica Harriet Mary, 4th da. of James Walter Grimston, 1st earl of Verulam, 3s. 1da. suc. fa. as 3rd earl of Caledon 8 Apr. 1839. d. 30 June 1855.
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Rep. peer [I] 10 May 1841–d.

Ensign & lt. Coldstream Gds. 1833, lt. & capt. 1839; ret. 1846.

Col. Tyrone militia.

High sheriff co. Armagh 1836.

Main residences: Caledon, co. Tyrone, [I]; 5 Carlton House Terrace, London.
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STOPFORD (AFTERWARDS STOPFORD-SACKVILLE), Sackville George (1840-1926), of Drayton House, Thrapston, Northants.

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b. 19 Mar. 1840, 1st s. of William Bruce Stopford-Sackville, of Drayton House, Northants., and Caroline Harriet, da. of George Sackville-Germain of Suss. educ. Eton 1850; Christ Church. Oxf. matric 1858, BA 1862, MA 1865; I. Temple, adm. 1863; m. 4 Feb. 1875, Edith Francis, o. da. of William Rashleigh, of Menabilly, Corn. Assumed name of Stopford-Sackville by roy. lic. 8 Apr. 1870. d.s.p. 6 Oct. 1926.
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Attaché at Lisbon 1865–7.

J.P. Northants. 1863; dep. lt. Northants.; chairman Northants. q. sess. 1891 – 1904; chairman Northants. co. council 1893.

Cornet, Kettering yeomanry 1862; lt. Northants militia 1862, capt. 1868, hon. maj. 1882, lt. col. 1889.

Main residence: Drayton House, Thrapston, Northants.
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O’BRIEN (AFTERWARDS STAFFORD), Stafford Augustus (1811-1857), of Blatherwycke Park, Wansford, Northants. and Cratloe Woods, co. Clare.

Family and Education
b. 22 June 1811, 1st s. of Stafford O’Brien, of Blatherwycke Park, Northants. and Cratloe Woods, co. Clare, and Emma, da. of Gerard Noel Noel, MP of Exton Park, Rutland. educ. Harrow 1821; Trinity, Camb. matric. 1829, M.A. 1832. unm. assumed name of Stafford by royal. lic. 11 June 1847. d.s.p. 15 Nov. 1857.
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Sec. to the admiralty Mar. – Dec. 1852.

Dep. lt. Northants. 1834.

Main residences: Blatherwycke Park, Wansford, Northants.; Cratloe Woods, co. Clare, [I].
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CARTWRIGHT, Henry (1814-1890), of Eydon Hall, Banbury, Oxon and 46 Park Street, London

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b. 1 Sept. 1814, 7th s. of William Ralph Cartwright MP, of Aynho, Northants (d. 4 Jan. 1847), and 2nd w. Julia Frances, da. of Richard Aubrey, of Aynho; educ. Eton 1829. m. 15 Dec. 1853, Jane, 5th da. of William Holbech, of Farnborough Park, Warws., 3s. 3da. d. 26 July 1890.
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Ensign and lt. Grenadier Guards 1832, capt. 1837, lt.-col. 1846, brevet col. 1854–7.

J.P. Northants.

Main residences: Eydon Hall, Banbury, Oxon; 46 Park Street, London.
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PINNEY, William (1806-1898), of 30 Berkeley Square, London; Somerton Erleigh, Som. and Burton Pynsent, Som.

Family and Education
b. 4 July 1806, 1st s. of John Frederick Pinney, of Somerton Erleigh, Som., and Frances, da. of William Dickinson MP, of Kingweston, Som. educ. Eton 1820-25; Trinity, Camb., matric. 1825, BA 1830, MA 1835; I. Temple, adm. 1826. unm. suc. fa. 18 Sept. 1845. d. 30 May 1898.
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Capt. West Som. yeomanry cavalry 1844, maj., 1849 – 50; col. 4th battalion Som. regiment 1850; col. 2nd Somerset militia.

High sheriff Som. 1877.

Vice-president, Royal Archaeological Institute, Royal Agricultural Society; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society.

Dir. Isle of Ely, Wisbech and Lincolnshire Railway

Main residences: 30 Berkeley Square, London and Somerton Erleigh and Burton Pynsent, Som.
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BRAMSTON, Thomas William (1796-1871), of Skreens, nr. Roxwell, Essex

Family and Education
b. 30 Oct. 1796, 1st s. of Thomas Gardiner Bramston MP, of Skreens, nr. Roxwell, Essex, and Maria Anne, da. of William Blaauw, of Queen Anne Street, London. educ. Winchester 1810; Christ Ch., Oxf. matric. 1815, BA 1819, MA 1823. m. 12 Aug. 1830, Elizabeth (d. 11 Oct. 1870), da. and coh. of Sir Eliab Harvey MP, of Rolls Park, Chigwell, Essex, 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 3 Feb. 1831. d. 21 May 1871.
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Fell. All Souls, Oxf.

JP, dep. lt. Essex.

Main residence: Skreens, nr. Roxwell, Essex.
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