DOBBS, Conway Richard (1795-1886), of Acton House, co. Armagh

Family and Education
b. ?18 July 1795, 1st s. of Randal Conway Dobbs, of Castle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, co. Antrim, and Nichola, da. of Michael Obins, of Castle Obins, Portadown, co. Armagh. educ. Eton. m. (1) 26 Aug. 1826, Charlotte Maria, da. & coh. of William Sinclair, of Fort William, co. Antrim. 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 7da. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 13 Mar. 1875, Winifred Susannah, yst. da. of Benjamin Morris, of Lewes, Sussex. s.p. suc. fa. 24 Jan. 1840. d. 28 Feb. 1886.
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Midshipman RN 1810, lt. 1821, half-pay 1822, reserve 1851; ret. commodore 1864.

J.P. cos. Antrim and Down 1838; dep. lt. co. Antrim 1846; high sheriff co. Antrim 1841, co. Kildare 1846.

Main residence: Acton House, co. Armagh, [I].
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COLE, Hon. John Lowry (1813-1882), of Florence Court , Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh and 97 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London

Family and Education
b. 8 June 1813, 3rd s. of John Willoughby Cole MP, 2nd earl of Enniskillen [I] and 1st Bar. Grinstead [UK] (d. 31 Mar. 1840), and Lady Charlotte Paget, da. of Henry, 1st mq. of Anglesey; bro. of Hon. William Willoughby MP and Hon. Henry Arthur Cole MP. educ. Winchester Coll. 1828-30. unm. d. 28 Nov. 1882.
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High sheriff co. Fermanagh 1843; dep. lt. co. Fermanagh 1863.

Member Royal Irish Art Union.

Main residences: Florence Court, Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh, [I]; 97 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London.
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CLOSE, Maxwell Charles (1827-1903), of Drumbanagher, co. Armagh

Family and Education
b. 25 June 1827, 1st s. of Col. Maxwell Close, of Drumbanagher, co. Armagh, and Anna Elizabeth, 2nd da. of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow, of Lurgan, co. Armagh. educ. Eton 1841-5; Christ Church, Oxf. 15 May 1845, BA 1849, MA 1856. m. 23 Nov. 1852, Catherine Deborah Agnes, da. of Henry Samuel Close, of Newtown Park, co. Dublin, 1s. 4da. suc. fa. 16 Dec. 1867. d. 26 Jan. 1903.
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J.P. dep. lt. high sheriff co. Armagh 1854.

Main residence: Drumbanagher, co. Armagh, [I].
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ARCHDALL, Mervyn Edward (1812-1895), of Castle Archdall, Lisnarick, co. Fermanagh of Trillick Castle, co. Tyrone

Family and Education
b. 27 Jan. 1812, 1st s. of Edward Archdall, of Riversdale, Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh, and Matilda, 2nd da. of William Humphrys, of Ballyhaise, co. Cavan. educ. priv. sch. at Tamworth; Brasenose Coll., Oxf. matric. 10 June 1830. m. 1848, Emma Inez, 1st da. of Jacob Goulding, of Kew, Surrey. 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 12 May 1864. d. 22 Dec. 1895.
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Cornet 6 (Inniskillen) Drag. 1832, lt. 1835, capt. 1843, half pay 1847.

J.P. cos. Fermanagh, Donegal, Tyrone; dep. lt. co. Fermanagh; high sheriff co. Fermanagh 1879.

Grand treasurer of the Orange Society 1836; dep. grand master Fermanagh 1845; dep. grand master Ireland ?1845.

Main residences: Castle Archdall, Lisnarick, co. Fermanagh, [I]; Trillick Castle, co. Tyrone, [I].
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FITZWILLIAM, Hon. William Thomas Spencer Wentworth, visct. Milton (III) (1815-1902), of 4 Grosvenor Square, London and Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorks.

Family and Education
b. 12 Oct. 1815, 2nd s. of Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam MP, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam, and Mary, 4th da. of Thomas Dundas MP, 1st Bar. Dundas; bro. of William Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam, visct. Milton (II), MP; George Wentworth Fitzwilliam MP; Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam MP. educ. Eton c.1826-30; Trinity, Camb. adm. 1833, matric. 1833, hon. MA 1836.Although the date of his MA appears in many sources as 1837, it was in fact conferred in 1836: The Times, 3 Dec. 1836. m. 10 Sept. 1838, Lady Frances Harriet Douglas (d. 15 June 1895), eld. da. of George Sholto Douglas, 17th earl of Morton, 8s. (4 d.v.p.) 6da. (1 d.v.p.) Styled visct. Milton 1836-57. suc. fa. as 4th Earl Fitzwilliam 4 Oct. 1857. KG 1862. d. 20 Feb. 1902.
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A.d.c. to Queen Victoria 1884 – 94.

J.P. W. Riding Yorks. 1837; J.P. Derbys. deputy Lt. W. Riding Yorks. 1853; ld. lt. and cus. rot. W. Riding Yorks. 1857 – 92.

Capt. 1st W. Riding Yorks. yeomanry cavalry 1836, lt. col. commandant 1846 – 86, hon. col. 1886 – d.

Memb. Royal Yacht Squadron 1843; president Marylebone Cricket Club 1856.

Main residences: 4 Grosvenor Square, London; Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorks.
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Commons 1832-1868
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KING, John Gilbert (1822-1901), of Ballylin, Ferbane, King’s co.

Family and Education
b. 19 Dec. 1822, o. s. of Rev. Henry King, of Ballylin, King’s co., and Harriett, da. of John Lloyd, of Gloster, King’s co. educ. Trinity Coll. Dublin 1840; BA 1844. suc. fa. 1857. unm. d. 9 Jan. 1901.
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JP; dep. lt. high sheriff 1852 King’s County.

Main residence: Ballylin, Ferbane, King’s co, [I].
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FITZPATRICK, John Wilson (1809-1883), of Grantstown Manor, Abbeyleix, Queen’s County and Lisduff, Templemore, Queen’s County and 38 Portman Square, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 23 Sept. 1809,The year of his birth is commonly stated to be 1811. His coffin, however, bore the inscription ‘born 1809’, although his presence in the upper school at Eton in 1823 implies an even earlier birth date: Freeman’s Journal, 27 Jan. 1883. illegit. s. of John Fitzpatrick, 2nd earl of Upper Ossory and bar. Gowran [I] and bar. Upper Ossory of Ampthill [GB] (d. 1 Feb. 1818), and 2nd w. Emma, da. of Mr. Wilson, of Yorks. educ. Eton 1823. m. 5 May 1830, Augusta Mary, o. da. of Rev. Archibald Douglas, rect. of Castle Coote, co. Cavan, 1s. 6da. suc. half-sister 30 Sept. 1841. Took name and arms of Fitzpatrick by roy. lic. 12 Feb. 1842. cr. bar. Castletown of Upper Ossory [UK] 10 Dec. 1869. d. 22 Jan. 1883.
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PC [I] 28 Jan. 1848.

Ensign 85 Ft. 1826; lt. 1827; half pay 1827; ret. 1829.

High sheriff Queen’s co. 1836; ld. lt. Queen’s co. 1855 – d.

Member Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland 1842; council member 1848.

Main residences: Grantstown Manor, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, [I]; Lisduff, Templemore, Queen's County, [I]; 38 Portman Square, London, Mdx.
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BERESFORD, John Henry de la Poer, earl of Tyrone (1844-1895), of Curraghmore, co. Waterford

Family and Education
b. 21 May 1844, 1st s. of John de la Poer, 4th mq. of Waterford [I] and Christiana, 4th da. of Col. Charles Powell Leslie, of Glaslough, co. Monaghan. educ. Eton 1857-60. m. (1) 9 Aug. 1872, Florence Grosvenor, 2nd da. of Major George Rowley, of 2nd Bombay Cavalry, and divorced wife of Hon. John Cranch Walker Vivian (d. 4 Apr. 1873); (2) 21 July 1874, Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide, o. da. of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th duke of Beaufort, 1s. 3d. (1 d.v.p.). Styled earl of Tyrone 1859-66; suc. fa. as 5th mq. 6 Nov. 1866. d. 23 Oct. 1895.
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KP, 17 Nov. 1863; PC [I] 21 Apr. 1879; PC [UK] 27 June 1885; Master of the Buckhounds, 1885–6.

Cornet 1st Life Gds. 1862; lt. 1866; capt. 1868; ret. 1869; hon. col. Waterford Artillery S. Div. R.A.

Grand juror 1865; ld. lt., co. Waterford 1874–95.

Main residence: Curraghmore, co. Waterford.
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Commons 1832-1868
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Oxford 1644
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