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COURTENAY, HENRY HUGH, 13TH EARL OF DEVON, second son of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (qv); b. 15 Jul 1811; adm. 24 Jan 1822; Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 3 Dec 1829; BA 1833; MA 1844; ordained deacon (Rochester) 1835, priest 1836; Rector of Mamhead, Devon, 1845-77; Prebendary of Exeter from 1876; Rector of Powderham, Devon, from 1877; succ. nephew as 13th Earl of Devon 15 Jan 1891; m. 6 Jan 1835 Lady Anna Maria Leslie, dau. of George Gwyther (afterwards Leslie), and sister of George Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes (S); d. 29 Jan 1904.

COURTENAY, HENRY REGINALD, brother of William Courtenay, 1st Viscount Courtenay (qv); b. 8 Jun 1714; adm. Feb 1724/5; in school list 1729; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 3 May 1731; MP Honiton 1741-7, and from 1754; m. 14 Apr 1737 Lady Catherine Bathurst, dau. of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst; d. 30 Apr 1763.

COURTENAY, HENRY REGINALD, second son of Henry Reginald Courtenay (qv); b. 27 Nov 1741; adm. Apr 1751 (Porten's); Min. Can. 1754; KS 1755; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1759, matr. 19 Jun 1759, Westminster Student 5 Jan 1760 - void 26 Jan 1769 (expiry year of grace as R. Sapperton), Tutor 1763-7; BA 1763; MA 1766; DCL 1774; Rector of Sapperton, Gloucs., 1768-73; Prebendary of Exeter 1772-94; Prebendary of Rochester Sep 1773 - Jun 1774, Sep 1783 - Mar 1797; Rector of Lee, Kent, from 1773; Chaplain to King George III (occurs -1773-93-); Rector of St. George’s, Hanover Square, London, from 6 Jun 1774; consecrated Bishop of Bristol, 11 May 1794; translated to Exeter 10 Mar 1797; m. 20 Jan 1774 Lady Elizabeth Howard, dau. of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham; d. 9 Jun 1803. DNB.

COURTENAY, HENRY REGINALD, LORD COURTENAY, eldest son of Henry Hugh Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon (qv); b. 20 Jan 1836; adm. 22 Jun 1848 (Rigaud's); left Jun 1849; Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 16 Jun 1854; migr. to New Inn Hall; BA 1859; adm. Inner Temple 9 Nov 1861, called to bar 17 Nov 1864; Sub-Inspector, Poor Law Board, 1869-71, Local Government Board 1871-4; General Inspector, Local Government Board, 1874-96; styled Lord Courtenay from 1891; JP Devon; m. 12 Jun 1862 Lady Evelyn Pepys, youngest dau. of Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham PC, Lord Chancellor; d. 27 May 1898.

COURTENAY, HON. THOMAS PEREGRINE, younger son of Henry Reginald Courtenay (adm. 1751, qv); b. 31 May 1782; adm. ; KS 1796; a Junior Clerk, Treasury, 23 May 1799-1802; Cashier of the Stationery Office, 13 Jul 1802; Principal Registrar under Land Tax Redemption Acts 1806-13; Deputy Paymaster-General of the Forces 1807-11; MP Totnes 22 Oct 1811-32; Secretary to Board of Control 20 Aug 1812-28; Vice-President, Board of Trade, 30 May 1828 -Nov 1830; Privy Councillor 30 May 1828; member, Board of Control, 31 Jul 1828 - Nov 1830; author, Memoir of the Life and Works of Sir William Temple, Bart. , 1836, and other works; m. 5 Apr 1805 Anne, dau. of Mayow Wynell-Mayow, Sydenham, Kent; drowned while bathing in sea near Torquay, Devon, 8 Jul 1841. DNB.

COURTENAY, REGINALD, second son of Hon. Thomas Peregrine Courtenay (qv); b. 27 Feb 1813; adm. 12 May 1824; KS 1826; at Tonbridge Sch 1827-30; St. Alban Hall, Oxford, matr. 8 Jul 1830; migrated to Magdalen Hall; BA 1835; MA 1838; BD and DD 1856; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 2 Jun 1835, called to bar 22 Nov 1838; ordained 1841; Curate, Donnybrook, co. Dublin, and afterwards of St. Stephen’s, Dublin; Rector of Thornton Watlass, Yorks., 1842-52; Archdeacon of Middlesex, Jamaica, 1853-6; consecrated Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, 24 Mar 1856; Coadjutor to Bishop of Jamaica 1856-72; Bishop of Jamaica 1872-9; Chaplain at L’Ermitage, France, 1881-6; author, The Future State, 1843; m. 23 Jul 1842 Georgiana, second dau. of Admiral Sir John Poo Beresford, Bart. KCB MP; d. 13 Apr 1906.

COURTENAY, THOMAS PEREGRINE, eldest son of Hon. Thomas Peregrine Courtenay (qv); b. 21 Feb 1810; adm. 7 May 1821; Junior Clerk, Treasury, 24 Feb 1826-34, Assistant Clerk, 17 Oct 1834-52, Senior Clerk 20 Feb 1852 - res 4 Dec 1855; Private Secretary to Financial Secretary to Treasury Jan – Apr 1835, Sep 1841 – Feb 1845; Private Secretary to Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli MP, Chancellor of Exchequer Mar – Dec 1852; Secretary, Commission of Inquiry into the Customs; d. unm. 7 Jun 1861.

COURTENAY, WILLIAM REGINALD, 11TH EARL OF DEVON, elder son of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (qv); b. 14 Apr 1807; adm. (G) 16 Sep 1818; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 30 Mar 1824; President, Oxford Union 1827; 1st cl. Classics 1827; BA 1828; BCL 1831; DCL 1838; Fellow, All Souls Coll., 1828-30; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 22 Mar 1828, called to bar 27 Jan 1832; MP (Cons) South Devon 1841 - Feb 1849; a Poor Law Inspector 1849-50; Secretary, Poor Law Board 1850-9; succ. father as 11th Earl of Devon 19 Mar 1859; took Conservative whip in House of Lords; member, Public Schools Commission, 1862; Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster, Jul 1866 - May 1867; Privy Councillor 10 Jul 1866; President, Poor Law Board, May 1867 - Dec 1868; known in Devon as “the good earl”; Chairman, Devon QS, for fifty-two years; DL JP Devon, JP co. Limerick; Busby Trustee 11 May 1861; member governing body, Westminster School, from 1869; edited with others vol. 6 of Cases decided in the House of Lords on appeal from the Courts of Scotland, 1832-3; m. 27 Dec 1830 Lady Elizabeth Fortescue, seventh dau. of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue; d. 18 Nov 1888. DNB.

COURTENAY, WILLIAM, 1ST VISCOUNT COURTENAY, third son of Sir William Courtenay, Bart., MP, and Lady Anne Bertie, second dau. of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon; b. 11 Feb 1709/10; adm. Oct 1722; in under school list 1725; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 4 Jun 1729; MA 28 Jan 1730/1; DCL 16 May 1739; MP Honiton 1734-41, Devonshire 1741 - 6 May 1762; succ. father as 7th baronet 10 Oct 1735; cr. Viscount Courtenay 6 May 1762; a print after a drawing by him of School and College from Little Dean’s Yard is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum; m. 2 Apr 1741 Lady Frances Finch, youngest dau. of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (qv); d. 16 May 1762.

COURTENAY, WILLIAM, eldest son of Henry Reginald Courtenay (adm. 1724/5, qv); b. 9 Sep 1738; adm. Jun 1748 (Porten's); KS 1752; Capt. of the School 1756; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1757, matr. 8 Jun 1757, Westminster Student 5 Jan 1758 - 8 Nov 1760, void on election to Fellowship All Souls; BA 1761; MA 1774; Fellow, All Souls Coll., 1760; adm. Middle Temple 30 Dec 1761; ordained deacon 29 May 1774, priest 24 Jun 1774 (both Winchester); Rector of Kenn, Devon, 29 Jun 1774; Rector of Little Hempston, Devon, 1777; patentee of the Subpoena Office in Court of Chancery from 26 May 1778; m. 31 Dec 1764 Anne, dau. of John Downes, Otterbury, Hampshire; d. 27 Nov 1783.