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WODEHOUSE, JOHN, 1st BARON WODEHOUSE, son of Sir Armine Wodehouse, Bart., MP, and Letitia, eldest dau. of Sir Edmund Bacon, Bart., MP; b. 4 Apr 1741; adm. Oct 1748 (Watts'); Min. Can. 1754; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 6 Feb 1758; Grand Tour (Italy) 1763-4; Col. East Norfolk Militia 7 Jun 1774, witth rank of Col. in Army 2 Jul 1779; succ. as 6th baronet 2 May 1777; . of Kimberley, Norfolk; MP Norfolk 1784 – 26 Oct 1797; created Baron Wodehouse 26 Oct 1797; m. 30 Mar 1769 Sophia, only dau. of Hon. Charles Berkeley, Bruton Abbey, Somerset; d. 29 May 1834.

VANE, HON. FREDERICK, brother of Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington (qv); b. 26 Jun 1732; adm. Jan 1739/40 (Watts'); KS 1746; still at school 1749; Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 30 Jan 1749/50, matr. 1750; reprimanded by Vice-Chancellor for interfering with Senior Proctor in exercise of his duties on the occasion of the Westminster club dinner, presided over by Thomas Francklin (qv), 17 Nov 1750; MP co. Durham 1761-74; Deputy Treasurer, Chelsea Hospital; of Sellaby, co. Durham; m. 1st, 15 Jun 1758 Henrietta, sister of Sir William Meredith, Bart. (qv); m. 2nd, 1796 Jane, dau. of Arthur Lysaght, and niece of John Lysaght, 1st Baron Lisle (I); d. 28 Apr 1801.

TEMPEST, JOHN, only son of John Tempest MP, Wynyard, co. Durham, and Frances, eldest dau. of Richard Shuttleworth MP, Gawthorpe, Lancs.; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1749/50 (Watts'); in school list 1754; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 21 Oct 1758; MP Durham from 1768; m. 25 May 1767 Anne, dau. of Joseph Townsend MP, Honington, Warwickshire; d. 13 Aug 1794.

PRICE, CHASE, fourth son of John Price, Knighton, Radnorshire, and his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of William Chase; b.; adm. (aged 13) May 1745 (Watts'); left 1749; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 May 1749; adm. Inner Temple 15 Oct 1751, called to bar 10 Feb 1757; MP Leominster 1 Dec 1759 – Mar 1767, Radnorshire from 1768; m. 21 Mar 1766 Sarah, sister of William Evelyn (adm. 1743/4, qv); d. 28 Jun 1777.

MORGAN, WILLIAM, elder son of Sir William Morgan KB MP, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and Lady Rachel Cavendish, elder dau. of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (qv); b. 28 Mar 1725; adm. Jun 1738 (Watts'); left 1742; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 9 Jun 1743; MP Monmouthshire from 1747; d. unm. 16 Jul 1763.

MACKWORTH, SIR HERBERT, BART., son of Herbert Evans Mackworth (at school under Knipe, qv); b. 1 Jan 1736/7; adm. Oct 1748 (Watts'); in school list 1752; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 15 Dec 1753; BA 1757; MA 1760; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 18 Mar 1754, called to bar 27 Jun 1759; MP Cardiff 2 Jan 1766-90; created baronet 16 Sep 1776; Col. Glamorgan Militia 31 Jul 1780, with rank of Col. in Army 19 Aug 1780; FSA 10 Nov 1774; FRS 9 Jan 1777; m. 13 May 1761 Eliza, dau. of Robert Trefusis (qv); d. 25 Oct 1791.

LAWLEY, SIR ROBERT, BART., only son of Sir Robert Lawley, Bart., and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir Lambert Blackwell, Bart., MP; bap 22 Mar 1735/6; adm. Sep 1748 (Watts'); in school list 1752; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 5 Apr 1753; succ. father as 5th baronet 28 Nov 1779; MP Warwickshire from 1780; of Canwell Priory, Staffs.; m. 11 Aug 1764 Jane, only dau. of Beilby Thompson, Escrick, Yorks.; d. 1 Mar 1793.

HOBART, GEORGE, 3RD EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, elder son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire (qv), and his first wife; b. 8 Sep 1731; adm. Mar 1738/9 (Watts'); KS (Capt. ) 1746; left 1750; MP St. Ives 1754-61, Beeralston 1761-80; Secretary to his elder brother John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (qv), when Ambassador at St. Petersburg Aug 1762 – Jan 1765; manager of the Italian Opera in London; travelling in Italy 1768; succ. brother as 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire 3 Aug 1793; member, Society of Dilettanti 1769; m. 22 May 1757 Albinia, eldest dau. of Lord Vere Bertie; d. 14 Oct 1804. DNB.

GORGES-MEREDYTH, SIR RICHARD, BART., only son of Hamilton Gorges (qv); b. 7 May 1735; adm. Jan 1745/6 (Watts'); left 1748; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Jul 1752; MA 1756; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 12 Nov 1756; MP (I) Enniskillen 1768-76, Naas 1787-90; assumed additional surname of Meredyth 15 Apr 1775; created baronet 5 Sep 1787; m. 2 Mar 1775 Mary, dau. of Arthur Francis Meredyth, Dollardstown, co. Meath; d. Sep 1821.

FANE, JOHN, 9TH EARL OF WESTMORLAND, elder son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland, previously an attorney in Bristol, and Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Kentish, Clerk in Chancery, and dau. of William Swymmer, Bristol, merchant; b. 5 May 1728; adm. Oct 1739 (Watts'); left 1745; adm. Middle Temple 9 Feb 1741/2; a Supernumary Clerk, Treasury, 26 Jun 1746-8, Under Clerk 3 May 1748 - res 7 Dec 1757; a Commissioner of Taxes 14 Apr 1756 – 2 Feb 1763; MP Lyme Regis 1 Dec 1762 - 12 Nov 1771; LLD Cambridge 3 Jul 1769; succ. father as 9th Earl of Westmorland 12 Nov 1771; DL Somerset 1761; m. 1st, 26 Mar 1758 Augusta, dau. of Lord Montagu Bertie (qv); m. 2nd, 28 May 1767 Lady Susan Gordon, dau. of Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon; d. 26 Apr 1774. DNB.