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FOSTER, John (1740-1828), of Collon, co. Louth.

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bap. 28 Sept. 1740, 1st s. of Anthony Foster, MP [I], of Collon, chief baron of Exchequer [I], by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of William Burgh, MP [I], of Dublin. educ. by Rev. Richard Norris, Drogheda; Trinity, Dublin 1757; M. Temple 1759, called [I] 1766; bencher, King’s Inn, Dublin 1784. m. 14 Dec. 1764, Margaretta, da. of Thomas Burgh, MP [I], of Bert, co. Kildare (she was cr. Baroness Oriel [I] 5 June 1790 and Viscountess Ferrard [I] 22 Nov. 1797), 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 1da. surv. suc. fa 1779. cr. Baron Oriel [UK] 17 July 1821.
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MP [I] 1761 – 1800.

Chairman of ways and means [I] 1777 – 84; customer of Dublin 1779 – 84; PC [I] 9 July 1779, [GB] 6 Sept. 1786; chancellor of exchequer [I] Apr. 1784–5, July 1804–6, May 1807–11; Speaker of House of Commons [I] 5 Sept. 1785–1800; member of Board of Trade 1785 – 1800, Feb. 1802; first commr. of treasury [I] Aug. 1804–6, second commr. May 1807–13, [UK] Sept. 1807 – Jan. 1812; commr. of public recs. [I] Aug. 1810.

Trustee, linen board [I] 1784; vice-pres. board of agriculture 1803.

Custos rot. co. Louth 1798 – 1801, gov. 1798 – d.

Capt. Collon inf. 1796.

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FOSTER, John (1740-1828), of Collon, co. Louth.
Main residence: Collon, co. Louth, [I].
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Based on A. P. W. Malcomson, John Foster. The politics of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy (1978).

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FORBES, George John, Visct. Forbes (1785-1836), of Kilren, co. Louth.

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b. 3 May 1785, at Montpelier, 1st s. of George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard [I], by Selina Frances, da. of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira [I]. m. 4 Oct. 1832, Frances Mary, da. and h. of William Territt, of Chilton, Suff., judge of Admiralty in Bermuda, 2s.
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Lt. 108 Ft. 1794; capt. 74 Ft. 1795, half-pay 1804, brevet maj. 1805; capt. 8 garrison batt. 1809, lt.-col. half-pay 1812; a.d.c. to the Regent Feb. 1811–25; capt. de Meuron’s regt. 1814, brevet col. 1815, maj.-gen. 1825.

Custos rot. co. Longford 1813; ld. lt. 1831 – d.

Trustee, linen board [I] 1818; comptroller of household to ld. lt. [I] 1828.

Sec. to order of St. Patrick 1828 – d.

Capt. commdt. Longford inf. 1803; col. co. Longford militia 1824 – d.

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FORBES, George John, Visct. Forbes (1785-1836), of Kilren, co. Louth
Main residence: Kilren, co. Louth, [I].
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P.J.J.
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Commons 1790-1820
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FORBES, George John (1785-1836)

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FORD, Sir Francis, 1st Bt. (1758-1801), of Ember Court, Thames Ditton, Surr. and Lears, Barbados.

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b. 15 Nov. 1758, o.s. of Francis Ford of Lears, member of the Barbados assembly, by Elizabeth, da. of John Birch (or Burch) Hothersall of The Cliff, Barbados, wid. of Samuel Osborne of Barbados. educ. Winchester 1767-9; St. John’s, Camb. 1774-8; L. Inn 1774. m. 22 Jan. 1785, Mary, da. of George Anson (formerly Adams) of Shugborough, Staffs., 3s. 5da. suc. fa. 1772; cr. Bt. 22 Feb. 1793.
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Member of council, Barbados.

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FORD, Sir Francis, 1st Bt. (1758-1801), of Ember Court, Thames Ditton, Surr. and Lears, Barbados.
Main residences: Ember Court, Thames Ditton, Surr.; Lears, Barbados.
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R.G.T.
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Commons 1790-1820
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FORD, Sir Francis (1758-1801)

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FORD, Richard (1758-1806), of the Inner Temple, London.

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b. 1758, 4th s. of Dr James Ford, physician to Queen Charlotte, of Albemarle Street, Piccadilly by w. Anne née Hole. educ. ?Westminster 1765-74; L. Inn 1777, called 1782. m. 7 Apr. 1794, Marianne, da. and coh. of Benjamin Booth, dir. E.I. Co., of the Adelphi, Westminster, 2s. 1da., 3 ch. illegit. Kntd. 16 Dec. 1801.
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Police magistrate Shadwell 1792, Bow Street 1801 (and chief magistrate, Mdx. 1800).

Supt. aliens office Aug. 1800 – Jan. 1801.

Capt. St. Sepulchre’s vols. 1798, maj. commdt. 1803; capt. 2 batt. Queen’s R. vols. 1803.

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FORD, Richard (1758-1806), of the Inner Temple.
Main residence: the Inner Temple, London.
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W.S.
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Commons 1790-1820
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FORD, Richard (1758-1806)

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FORDYCE, John (1735-1809), of Ayton, Berwick.

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b. 1735, s. of Thomas Fordyce of Ayton by 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Adam Whitefoord, 1st Bt., of Blairquhan, Ayr. m. 28 Jan. 1767, Catharine, da. of Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Bt., of Monreith, Wigtown, 2s. 4da. at least. suc. fa. 1755.
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Dir. Bank of Scotland 1759 – 61; receiver-gen. of crown land rents and land tax [S] 1766 – 83; sec. to commrs. for inquiring into crown lands 1786 – 87, commr. 1787 – 93; surveyor-gen. of crown lands 1793 – d.; commr. for liquidating the Prince of Wales’s debts 1795 – d.; commr. of naval revision 1804.

Capt. Ayton vols. 1798.

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FORDYCE, John (1735-1809), of Ayton, Berwick.
Main residence: Ayton, Berwick.
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FORDYCE, John (1735-1809)

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