WENMAN, PHILIP, 7th VISCOUNT WENMAN (I), eldest son of Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (I), and Sophia, eldest dau. of James Herbert MP, Tythrop, Oxfordshire; b. 18 Apr 1742; adm. Jan 1752 (Hawkins'); Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Feb 1760; MA 1762; DCL 7 Jul 1773; succ. father as 7th Viscount Wenman (I) 16 Aug 1760; MP Oxfordshire 1768-96; m. 7 Jul 1766 Lady Eleanor Bertie, sister of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (qv); d. 26 Mar 1800.
Wenman, Hon. Thomas Francis, 1745-1796
WENMAN, HON. THOMAS FRANCIS, brother of Philip Wenman, 7th Viscount Wenman (I) (qv); b. 18 Nov 1745; at school under Markham (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1771); University Coll. Oxford, matr. 22 Oct 1762; Fellow, All Souls Coll. , 1765; BCL 1771; DCL 1780; Keeper of Archives, Oxford Univ. , from 1781; Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford Univ. , from 1789 (concurrently Prebendary of Salisbury, although not in holy orders, from 3 Oct 1789); adm. Inner Temple 12 May 1764, called to bar 9 Feb 1770, chambers Inner Temple 10 Feb 1769 – May 1781, when they were destroyed by fire ; MP Westbury 1774-80; FRS 21 Jan 1779; drowned in river Cherwell, near Water Eaton, Oxfordshire, while collecting botanical specimens, 8 Apr 1796. DNB.
Weld-Forester, John George, 1801-1874
WELD-FORESTER, JOHN GEORGE, 2nd BARON FORESTER, eldest son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 9 Aug 1801; adm. 13 Jun 1814; left Bartholomewtide 1818; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Nov 1820; MP Wenlock 1826 – 23 May 1828; succ. father as 2nd Baron Forester 23 May 1828; took Conservative whip in Commons and Lords; Captain, Gentlemen at Arms 8 Sep 1841 – Jul 1846; Privy Councillor 14 Sep 1841; Master, Belvoir Foxhounds 1830-58; m. 10 Jun 1856 Alexandrina Julia Theresa Wilhelmina Sophia, widow of Frederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne PC GCB, diplomat, and dau. of Joachim Charles Louis Mortimer, Graf von Maltzan; d. 10 Oct 1874.
Weld-Forester, George Cecil, 1807-1886
WELD-FORESTER, GEORGE CECIL, 3rd BARON FORESTER, second son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 10 May 1807; adm. 20 May 1818 (Packharness'); left Bartholomewtide 1822; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 27 May 1824; Lieut., 1 Aug 1826; Capt., 6 Jul 1832; Maj., 9 Nov 1846; Lieut. -Col., 19 Sep 1848; Col., 25 Nov 1854; Major-Gen., 29 Jan 1863; Lieut. -Gen., 25 Oct 1871; Gen. (retd. ) 1 Oct 1877; MP (Conservative ) Wenlock 17 Jun 1828 - 10 Oct 1874; “father” of the House of Commons 1873-4; Groom of the Bedchamber Feb 1830 – c. Feb 1831; Comptroller of the Household Mar – Dec 1852, Feb 1858 – Jul 1859; Privy Councillor 27 Feb 1852; succ. brother as 3rd Baron Forester 10 Oct 1874; for many years a well-known figure in London society; m. 8 Nov 1862 Hon. Mary Ann Ricketts, widow of Col. David Ochterlony Dyce-Sombré MP, and third dau. of Edward Jervis Ricketts, 2nd Viscount St. Vincent; d. 14 Feb 1886.
Weld-Forester, Cecil, 1767-1828
WELD-FORESTER, CECIL, 1ST BARON FORESTER, eldest son of Cecil Forester (qv); bapt. 7 Apr 1767; adm. 18 Feb 1779; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Oct 1785; MP Wenlock 1790-1820; created Baron Forester 17 Jul 1821; a famous hunting man, Master Shropshire Foxhounds 1811-6; assumed additional surname of Weld 24 Aug 1811; m. 16 Jun 1800 Lady Katharine Mary Manners, second dau. of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland KG PC; d. 23 May 1828.
WATSON, LEWIS, 1ST BARON SONDES, brother of John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson (qv); b. 28 Nov 1728; adm. Apr 1737 (as Lewis Monson); (Taylor's); left 1745; assumed surname of Watson in lieu of Monson on inheriting estates in Northamptonshire and Kent of his cousin Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham 26 Feb 1745/6; Grand Tour (Italy, Germany) 1749-50; MP Boroughbridge 23 Apr 1750-4, Kent 1754 – 20 May 1760; Joint Auditor of the Imprest Feb 1754 – Jul 1785, when post abolished; created Baron Sondes 20 May 1760; DL Kent 1746, Northamptonshire 1756 and 1792; member, Society of Dilettanti 1751; m. 12 Oct 1752 Frances, second dau. of Hon. Henry Pelham (b. 1696, qv); d. 30 Mar 1795.
WATKINS, HENRY, son of Richard Watkins (qv); b.; adm.; KS 1680; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1684, matr. 16 Dec 1684, aged 18, Westminster Student 15 Dec 1684 – Jul 1713, Faculty Student from 18 Jul 1713; BA 1688; MA 1691; Secretary to Earl of Strafford when Ambassador to the United Provinces Apr 1711 – Mar 1712; Secretary to Duke of Ormonde Mar 1712; Judge Advocate to Army in Flanders; MP Brackley 20 Apr 1714 – 1715; Secretary to Earl of Arran, Chancellor, Oxford Univ., from 1722; d. unm. 25 Mar 1727. Buried East Cloister, Westminster Abbey.
Warren-Bulkeley, Thomas James, 1752-1822
WARREN-BULKELEY, THOMAS JAMES, 7TH VISCOUNT BULKELEY (I), posthumous son of James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley (I) (qv); b. 12 Dec 1752, succeeding father as 7th Viscount Bulkeley (I) at birth; in school lists 1764, 1765, 1767 and 1769; left Easter 1769; Jesus Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Jul 1769; MA 1773; DCL 3 Jul 1810; Grand Tour (France, Italy) 1773-4, again in Italy 1785-6; MP Anglesey 1774-84; Lord Lieut., Caernarvonshire, from 27 Dec 1781; created Baron Bulkeley (GB) 14 May 1784; assumed additional surname of Warren before that of Bulkeley 20 Sep 1802; Busby Trustee 16 May 1818; m. 26 Apr 1777 Elizabeth Harriet, only dau. of Sir George Warren KB MP; d. 3 Jun 1822.
WARREN, CHARLES, brother of Richard Warren (adm. 1773, qv); b. 19 Mar 1764; adm. 12 Sep 1774; left Midsummer 1781; Jesus Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 5 Jul 1780; 9th Wrangler 1785; BA 1785; MA 1788; Fellow, Jesus Coll. 1786-1813; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 30 Jan 1781, called to bar 3 Feb 1790, Bencher 16 May 1816, Treasurer 1821; a Commissioner of Bankrupts (occurs in annual lists 1791-1817); KC Easter 1816; Attorney-Gen. to Prince of Wales 25 May 1819 – Jan 1820; MP Dorchester 18 Jun 1819-26; Chief Justice of Chester from 1819; Chancellor, Diocese of Bangor, from 1797; m. 9 Jul 1813 Amelia, dau. of William Charles Sloper, Sundridge, Kent; d. 12 Aug 1829.
WARD, SIR HENRY GEORGE, only son of Robert Ward (afterwards Plumer-Ward) MP, Clerk of the Ordnance, Gilston Park, Herts., barrister, politician and novelist, and his first wife Catherine Julia, dau. of Christopher Thompson Maling, West Herrington, co. Durham; b. 27 Feb 1797; adm. 14 Jun 1808; KS (aged 13) 1810; left 1810; went to Harrow Sch.; attaché, British Legation, Stockholm 1816, The Hague 1818, Madrid 1819; Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico Oct 1823-7; MP (Whig) St. Albans 1832-7, Sheffield 1837- May 1849; Secretary to the Admiralty 1846 – May 1849; High Commissioner, Ionian Islands May 1849 – Apr 1855; Governor of Ceylon May 1855 – Jun 1860; Governor of Madras from Jun 1860; GCMG 1849; author, Mexico in 1825-7; m. 8 Apr 1824 Emily Elizabeth, dau. of Sir John Edward Swinburne, Bart.; d. from cholera at Madras, India 2 Aug 1860.