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HEATHCOTE, Gilbert John (1795-1867), of Stocken Hall, Rutland

Family and Education
b. 16 Jan. 1795, 1st s. of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th bt.*, and 1st w. Catherine Sophia, da. of John Manners† of Grantham Grange, Lincs. educ. Westminster 1808-12; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1814. m. 8 Oct. 1827, Hon. Clementina Elizabeth Drummond Burrell, da. of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell†, 2nd Bar. Gwydir, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. as 5th bt. 26 Mar. 1851; cr. Bar. Aveland 26 Feb. 1856. d. 6 Sept. 1867.
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Capt. Rutland yeoman cav. 1819, maj. 1820; hon. col. R. South Lincoln militia 1857.

Ld. lt. Lincs. 1862 – d.

Main residence: Stocken Hall, Rutland.
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HEATHCOTE, Gilbert John (1795-1867)

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ROBINSON, Frederick John (1782-1859), of Nocton Hall, Lincs.

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b. 1 Nov. 1782, 2nd s. of Thomas Robinson†, 2nd Bar. Grantham (d. 1786), and Lady Mary Jemima Yorke, da. and coh. of Philip Yorke†, 2nd earl of Hardwicke. educ. Sunbury, Mdx.; Harrow 1796-9; St. John’s, Camb. 1799; L. Inn 1802; to France 1802. m. 1 Sept. 1814, Lady Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart, da. and h. of Robert Hobart†, 4th earl of Buckinghamshire, 2s. 1da d.v.p. cr. Visct. Goderich 28 Apr. 1828; earl of Ripon 13 Apr. 1833. d. 28 Jan. 1859.
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Private sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1804 – 06; sec. to embassy, Lord Pembroke’s mission to Vienna 1807; under-sec. of state for war and colonies May-Nov. 1809; ld. of admiralty July 1810 – Oct. 1812; PC 13 Aug. 1812; vice-pres. bd. of trade Sept. 1812 – Jan. 1818; ld. of treasury Oct. 1812 – Nov. 1813; jt.-paymaster-gen. Nov. 1813 – Aug. 1817; sec. to Lord Castlereagh* at Congress of Chatillon 1814; pres. bd. of trade Jan. 1818 – Feb. 1823; treas. of navy Feb. 1818 – Feb. 1823; chan. of exch. Jan. 1823 – Apr. 1827; sec. of state for war and colonies Apr. – Sept. 1827; first ld. of treasury 3 Sept. 1827 – 26 Jan. 1828; sec. of state for war and colonies Nov. 1830 – Apr. 1833; ld. privy seal Apr. 1833 – June 1834; pres. bd. of trade Sept. 1841 – June 1843; pres. bd. of control May 1843-July 1846.

Capt. N. regt. W. Riding yeomanry 1803, maj. 1814–17.

Dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1819.

Main residence: Nocton Hall, Lincs.
Notes

The only current biography is W.D. Jones, ‘Prosperity’ Robinson (1967), a dull and uncritical assessment.

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ROBINSON, Hon. Frederick John (1782-1859)

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HAWKINS, Sir Christopher, 1st bt. (1758-1829), of Trewithen, Probus, Cornw. and 31 Argyll Street, Mdx.

Family and Education
bap. 29 May 1758, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Col. Thomas Hawkins† of Trewithen and Anne, da. of James Heywood of Austin Friars, London. educ. M. Temple 1768; Eton 1769-73. unm. ; 1da. suc. fa. 1770; cr. bt. 28 July 1791. d. 6 Apr. 1829.
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Sheriff, Cornw. 1783 – 84.

Recorder, Tregony 1796, Grampound 1804, St. Ives.

Maj. commdt. Tregony and Grampound vols. 1798.

Main residences: Trewithen, Probus, Cornw.; 31 Argyll Street, Mdx.
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HAWKINS, Sir Christopher, 1st bt. (1758-1829)

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HARVEY, Daniel Whittle (1786-1863), of Feering House, Kelvedon, Essex and 7 Great George Street, Mdx.

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b. 10 Jan. 1786, 1st s. of Matthew Barnard Harvey (d. 1820), merchant and banker, of Witham, Essex and a da. and h. of John Whittle of Feering House. educ. I. Temple 1810. m. 23 May 1809, Mary, da. and h. of Ebenezer Johnston of Stoke Newington, Mdx., 1da. d. 24 Feb. 1863.
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Common councilman, London 1808 – 18; registrar, metrop. public carriages 1839 – 40; commr. of police, City of London 1839 – d.

Main residences: Feering House, Kelvedon, Essex; 7 Great George Street, Mdx.
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HARVEY, Daniel Whittle (1786-1863)

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HARE, Hon. William (1801-1856).

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b. 22 Sept. 1801, 1st s. of Richard Hare, Visct. Ennismore* (d. 1827). educ. Eton 1817; St. John’s, Camb. 1820. m. 23 July 1831, Maria Augusta, da. of V.-Adm. William Windham (formerly Lukin) of Felbrigg Hall, Norf., wid. of George Thomas Wyndham of Cromer Hall, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 6da. styled. Visct. Ennismore 1827-37; suc. grandfa. as 2nd earl of Listowel [I] 13 July 1837; KP 29 Apr. 1839. d. 4 Feb. 1856.
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Ld.-in-waiting to Victoria Feb. 1840 – Sept. 1841, Aug. 1846 – Mar. 1852, Oct. 1853 – d.

Sheriff, co. Cork 1834 – 35; v.-adm. Munster 1838 – d.

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HARE, Hon. William (1801-1856)

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HARDINGE, Sir Henry (1785-1856), of Ketton, co. Dur. and 16 Sackville Street, Mdx.

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b. 30 Mar. 1785, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Rev. Henry Hardinge (d. 1820) of Ketton, rect. of Stanhope, co. Dur., and Frances, da. of James Best of Park House, Boxley, Kent. educ. Durham sch.; R.M.C. 1806-7. m. 10 Dec. 1821, his cos. Emily Jane, da. of Robert Stewart†, 1st mq. of Londonderry [I], wid. of John James, sec. of embassy and minister plenip. to the Netherlands, 2s. 2da. KCB 2 Jan. 1815; suc. fa. to Ketton (by purchase) 1828; GCB 1 July 1844; cr. Visct. Hardinge 2 May 1846. d. 14 Sept. 1856.
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Ensign (army) 1798; lt. 4 Ft. Gds. 1802, 47 Ft. (half-pay) 1803; capt. 57 Ft. 1804, dep. q.m.g. Portuguese army 1809 – 14, maj. 1809; lt.-col. 40 Ft. 1814; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1821, half-pay 1827; maj.-gen. 1830; col. 97 Ft. 1833; lt.-gen. 1841; col. 57 Ft. 1843 – d.; c.-in-c. army Sept. 1852 – July 1856; gen. 1854; f.m. 1855.

Clerk of ordnance Apr. 1823 – May 1827, Jan. – May 1828; PC 30 May 1828; sec. at war May 1828 – July 1830, Aug. 1841 – July 1844; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] July – Nov. 1830, Dec. 1834 – Apr. 1835; gov.-gen. Bengal June 1844–8; master-gen. of ordnance Mar.-Sept. 1852.

Main residences: Ketton, co. Dur; 16 Sackville Street, Mdx.
Notes

See W. Broadfoot, Career of Maj. G. Broadfoot ...compiled from his papers and those of Lords Ellenborough and Hardinge(1888); C.S. Hardinge, Visct. Hardinge (1891); Letters of Visct. Hardinge ... to Lady Hardinge and Sir Walter and Lady James, 1844-1847 ed. B.S. Singh (Cam. Soc. ser. 4, xxxii); V. Kumar, India under Lord Hardinge (1978).

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HARDINGE, Sir Henry (1785-1856)

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RIDLEY, Sir Matthew White, 3rd bt. (1778-1836), of Blagdon, Northumb. and 1 Grafton Street, Mdx.

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b. 18 Apr. 1778, 1st s. of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd bt.†, of Blagdon and Heaton and Sarah, da. and event. h. of Benjamin Colborne of Bath, Som.; bro. of Nicholas William Ridley Colborne*. educ. Westminster; Christ Church, Oxf. 1795. m. 13 Aug. 1803, Laura, da. of George Hawkins, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 6da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 3rd bt. 9 Apr. 1813. d. 14 July 1836.
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Capt. Northumb. supp. militia 1798; lt.-col. Loyal Newcastle vol. inf. 1803.

Main residences: Blagdon, Northumb.; 1 Grafton Street, Mdx.
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RIDLEY, Sir Matthew White, 3rd bt. (1778-1836)

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HANDLEY, Henry (1797-1846), of 7 Charles Street, Mdx. and Culverthorpe Hall, nr. Sleaford, Lincs.

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b. 17 Mar. 1797, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Benjamin Handley, attorney and banker, of Sleaford and Frances, da. of Jacob Conington of Boston, Lincs. educ. Charterhouse 1805; Eton 1811; Christ Church, Oxf. 1815; L. Inn 1816. m. 15 Oct. 1825, Hon. Caroline Edwardes, da. of William Edwardes†, 2nd Bar. Kensington [I], 2s. 8da. 1s. illegit. suc. fa. 1828. d. 29 June 1846.
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Main residences: 7 Charles Street, Mdx.; Culverthorpe Hall, nr. Sleaford, Lincs.
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HANDLEY, Henry (1797-1846)

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HANDCOCK, Richard (1791-1869), of Moydrum Castle, co. Westmeath

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b. 17 Nov. 1791, 1st s. of Richard Handcock, MP [I], 2nd Bar. Castlemaine [I], of Moydrum and Anne, da. of Arthur French of French Park, co. Roscommon. m. 17 Apr. 1822, Margaret, da. of Michael Harris of Dublin, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bar. Castlemaine [I] 18 Apr. 1840. d. 4 July 1869.
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Rep. peer [I] 1841 – d.

Main residence: Moydrum Castle, co. Westmeath, [I].
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HANDCOCK, Richard (1791-1869)

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HAMLYN WILLIAMS, Sir James, 3rd. bt. (1790-1861), of Edwinsford, Carm. and Clovelly Court, nr. Bideford, Devon

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b. 25 Nov. 1790, 1st. s. of Sir James Hamlyn Williams†, 2nd bt., of Edwinsford and Clovelly and Diana Anne, da. of Abraham Whitaker, merchant, of Stratford, Essex. educ. Winchester 1802-6. m. 15 Feb. 1823, Lady Mary Fortesecue, da. of Hugh Fortescue†, 1st Earl Fortescue, 3da. suc. fa. as 3rd bt. 3 Dec. 1829. d. 10 Oct. 1861.
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Lt. 7 Drag. 1810, capt. 1813, maj. 1821, ret. 1823.

Sheriff, Carm. 1848 – 49.

Main residences: Edwinsford, Carm.; Clovelly Court, nr. Bideford, Devon.
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HAMLYN WILLIAMS, Sir James, 3rd. bt. (1790-1861)

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