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BOUGHTON, WILLIAM EDWARD ROUSE, 2nd Bart.; only son of Sir Charles Rouse Boughton, 1st Bart. and Catherine Pearce Hall; b. 14 Sept. 1788; in school list May 1803 as 'Boughton' (see Betham, Baronetage of England, 1804, vol. iv, 225, where it is stated that William Edward Boughton, as he then was, is “now at Westminster School”); left 1805; Christ Church, Oxford; Member of Parliament (Evesham); m. Charlotte, dau. of Thomas Knight, horticulturalist; d. 22 May 1856.

BOYLE, CHARLES, VISCOUNT DUNGARVAN, elder son of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery (qv), and his first wife; b. 27 Jan 1729; adm. Apr 1738 (Taylor's); his progress at school is frequently mentioned in the Orrery Papers, 1903, i, 244-5, seq.; in school list 1744; St. Mary Hall, Oxford, matr. 23 May 1745; MP (I) Co. Cork from 1756; m. 18 May 1753 Susanna, dau. of Henry Hoare (under school list 1715, qv); d. 16 Sep 1759.

BOYLE, HAMILTON, 6TH EARL OF CORK AND ORRERY (I), younger son of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery (qv), and his first wife; b. 3 Feb 1729/30; adm. Jul 1741; KS (Capt. ) 1744; Capt. of the School 1747; played the part of Ignoramus in the play of 1747 with great success (The Orrery Papers, 1903, ii, 9, 11, 13); elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1748, matr. 14 Jun 1748, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1748 - Dec 1762, Faculty Student from 10 Dec 1762; BCL 15 May 1755; DCL 6 Jul 1763; High Steward, Oxford Univ., from 1762; adm. Inner Temple 19 Nov 1748; MP (I) Charleville 1759-60; MP Warwick 1761 - 23 Nov 1762; succ. his father as 6th Earl of Cork and Orrery 23 Nov 1762; d. unm. 17 Jan 1764.

BOYLE, HENRY, 1ST EARL OF SHANNON (I), second son of Lieut. -Col. Hon. Henry Boyle, and Lady Mary O’Brien, d. of Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (I); b.; adm.; QS 1702; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 5 Mar 1704/5, aged 18; of Castle Martyr, co. Cork; MP (I) Midleton 1707-13, Kilmallock 1713-4, co. Cork 1715-56; successfully resisted the attempt of the government in 1729 to obtain a vote for a continuation of supplies to the Crown for twenty-one years; Privy Councillor (I) 13 Apr 1733; Chancellor of the Exchequer (I) 19 Nov 1733 - Nov 1735, 1739-54, 1755-6; opposed the government proposal for appropriating the Irish surplus, 1753; Speaker of the Irish House of Commons 4 Oct 1733 - 31 Mar 1756; LLD Trinity Coll. Dublin 1735; the parliamentary leader of the Whig party in Ireland; styled by Walpole “the King of the Irish Commons”; acted no less than fifteen times as a Lord Justice in the absence of the Lord Lieutenant; on resigning the Speakership he was granted a government pension and created Earl of Shannon (I) 7 Apr 1756; m. 1st, 1715, Catherine, dau. of Chidley Coote, Kilmallock, co. Limerick; m. 2nd, Sep 1726 Lady Henrietta Boyle, dau. of Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork (I) and 2nd Earl of Burlington; d. at Dublin 28 Dec 1764. DNB.

BOYLE, HENRY, 1ST BARON CARLETON, third son of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, and his first wife Lady Jane Seymour, dau. of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset; b.; at school under Busby; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 9 Nov 1692, matr. 1692; MA 1693; MP Tamworth 8 May 1689 - Feb 1690, Cambridge Univ. 21 Nov 1692 - 1705, Westminster 1705-10; a Whig politician; a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1 Jun 1699 - Mar 1701; Chancellor of the Exchequer 29 Mar 1701 - Feb 1708; Privy Councillor 27 Mar 1701; Secretary of State, Northern Dept., 13 Feb 1708 - Sep 1710; Lord Treasurer of Ireland 5 May 1704 - Aug 1710; a Commissioner for the Union with Scotland 1706; one of the managers of Sacheverell’s trial, 1710; created Baron Carleton (GB) 10 Oct 1714; Lord President of the Council from 25 Jun 1721; Lord Lieut., Yorkshire West Riding 6 Apr 1704 - 10 Jun 1715; DCL Oxford 6 Jul 1720; a Busby Trustee from 5 Feb 1724/5; the third volume of the Spectator was dedicated to him by Addison; the name of his house in Pall Mall is perpetuated by Carlton House Terrace; d. unm. 14 Mar 1725. DNB.

Bramall, Sir Ernest Ashley, son of Maj. Edmund Haselden Bramall RA, and Katherine Bridget, d. of Capt. Ashley Westby of Bath; b. 6 Jan. 1916; adm. Sept. 1929 (A); left Dec. 1930 and went to Canford Sch.; Magd. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA 1955; 1st Northants Yeomanry 1941; transf. to Reece Corps 1941; ERE list 1942 (Maj.); MP (Lab) Bexley 1946-50; called to the Bar (Inner Temple) Nov. 1949; Westminster City Council 1959-68, LCC 1961-5, GLC and ILEA 1964-86; Chairman ILEA 1965-7 and 1984-6, Leader 1970-81; Chairman and Vice­ Chairman Council of LEAs 197 5-7; Leader Man. Panel Burnham Committee 1973-8; Kt 1975; DL (Greater Land.) 1982; Chairman Nat. Council for Drama Training 1981-; Council of City Univ. 1981-; Governor Museum of London 1981-; Grand Officer Order of Orange-Nassau 1982; Chairman GLC 1982-3; m. 1st 1939 Margaret Elaine Taylor OBE, d. of Raymond Taylor; 2nd 1950 Germaine Margaret, d. of Dr V. Bloch; d. 10 Feb. 1999

BRAND, THOMAS, son of Thomas Brand MP, The Hoo, Kimpton, Herts. , and Lady Carolina Pierrepont, eldest dau. of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston; b. ; in school list Jun 1764; left 15 Dec 1764; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 19 Jan 1765, aged 15, matr. 1765; Grand Tour (Italy) 1769-70; succeeded to father’s Hertfordshire estate 1770; MP Arundel 1774-80; again in Italy 1778-81; JP Hertfordshire (occurs 1786, 1788-92); member, Society of Dilettanti, 1776; m. 20 Apr 1771 Gertrude, afterwards Baroness Dacre, dau. of Hon. Charles Roper; d. 21 Feb 1794.

BRETT, WILLIAM BALIOL, 1ST VISCOUNT ESHER, brother of Wilford George Brett (qv); b. 13 Aug 1815; adm. (G) 11 Jan 1830; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 25 Jun 1835, matr. Mich. 1835; rowed in Cambridge eight against Leander 1837, 1838, and against Oxford 1839; stroked the Cambridge Subscription Rooms eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley 1841; BA 1840; MA 1845; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 30 Apr 1839, called to bar 29 Jan 1846, Bencher 1861-8; Northern circuit; QC 22 Feb 1861; contested (Cons) Rochdale 1865; MP (Cons) Helston 5 Jul 1866 - Aug 1868; Solicitor-Gen., 10 Feb - Aug 1868; knighted 29 Feb 1868; Serjeant-at-law; Justice of the Common Pleas 24 Aug 1868-75; Judge of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division, 1875-6; Lord Justice of Appeal 27 Oct 1876 - Apr 1883; Privy Councillor 28 Nov 1876; Master of the Rolls 3 Apr 1883 - Oct 1897; cr. Baron Esher 24 Jul 1885; cr. Viscount Esher 11 Nov 1897; Hon. Fellow, Gonville and Caius Coll., 7 Oct 1886; a Busby Trustee 18 May 1886 - Jun 1890; m. 3 Apr 1850 Eugénie, only dau. of Louis Mayer, Lyon, France, and step-dau. of Col. John Gurwood CB; d. 24 May 1899. DNB.

BRIDGEMAN, SIR ORLANDO, BART., second son of Right Hon. Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Bart., PC, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and his second wife Dorothy, widow of George Cradock, Caverswall Castle, Staffs., and dau. of John Saunders MD, Provost of Oriel Coll., Oxford; bap 9 Dec 1649; at school 1662 (Busby’s Account Book); Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, adm. commoner 20 Apr 1664, matr. 1664; adm. Inner Temple 1658, called to bar 1669; MP Horsham Oct. 1669 - Jan 1678/9; succeeded his father as 2nd baronet 25 Jun 1674; of Ridley, Cheshire; lic. to m. 28 Sep 1670 Mary, dau. of Sir Thomas Cave, Bart.; d. 20 Apr 1701.

BRIDGEMAN, WILLIAM, son of Richard Bridgeman, Amsterdam, Netherlands, merchant, and Catherine, dau. of William Watson, Amsterdam, merchant; b.; adm. 1656 (school list 1656, last two quarters); naturalised 1657; Under-Secretary, Secretary of State’s Office c. 1667 – Feb 1681, Jan 1683 – Dec 1688, Dec 1690 – Mar 1692, Mar 1693- Jul 1694; MP Bramber 1685-7; Clerk Extraordinary, Privy Council 17 May 1676; Clerk of the Privy Council 16 Jan 1685 – Feb 1685, 22 Oct 1686 - Dec 1688, and from 12 Jan 1693; Secretary to Admiralty Jul 1694 - Jun 1698; FRS 1679; m. (by 1677) Diana, dau. of Pieter Vernatti, St. Martin’s in the Fields, London; d. 10 May 1699.