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BRUCE, HON. JAMES, brother of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (S) (qv); b. 23 Mar 1769; adm. 5 Oct 1778; KS (Capt. ) 1782; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1786, matr. 14 Jun 1786, Westminster Student from 23 Dec 1786; BA 1790; MA 1793; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 9 Oct 1790; chargé d’affaires, Brussels, 1793-4; MP Marlborough 1796 - Nov 1797; précis writer, Foreign Office, from Oct 1797; drowned in the river Don, near Barneby Down, while attempting to ford it on horseback, 10 Jul 1798.

BRYDGES, JAMES, 3RD DUKE OF CHANDOS, only son of Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos (qv); b. 27 Dec 1731; adm. Jun 1742 (Hawkins'); left 1749; MP Winchester 1754-61, Radnorshire 1761-8; DCL Oxford 1 Oct 1755; a Lord of the Bedchamber 25 Nov 1760 - Jul 1764; Lord Lieut. Hampshire 15 Jun 1763- 20 Aug 1764, 6 Feb 1771- 10 May 1780; succ. father as 3rd Duke of Chandos 28 Nov 1771; Privy Councillor 12 May 1775; Lord Steward of the Household from 26 Dec 1783; DCL Oxford 1 Oct 1755; m. 1st, 22 Mar 1753 Margaret, dau. of John Nicoll, Southgate, Middlesex; m. 2nd, 20 Jun 1777 Anne Eliza, widow of Roger Hope Elletson, and dau. of Richard Gamon, Datchworthbury, Herts.; d. 29 Sep 1789.

BARWELL, RICHARD, brother of William Barwell (qv); b. 8 Oct 1741; adm. Jan 1749/50 (Grant's); in school list 1754; Writer, EICS Bengal 1756; Sub-Accomptant 1763; Resident, Malda, 1766, Rampur Boalia, 1769; member, Supreme Council 1769-75; chief at Dacca, 1772; member of Bengal Council, Calcutta, 20 Oct 1774 - res 3 Mar 1780; a supporter of Warren Hastings (qv) against the party on the Council led by Philip Francis; returned to England 1780 with a substantial fortune; purchased Stansted estate, Sussex 1781; MP Helston 12 Mar 1781-4, St. Ives 1784-90, Winchelsea 1790-6; m. 1st, 13 Sep 1776 Elizabeth Jane (the “reigning beauty” of Calcutta), dau. of Robert Sanderson; m. 2nd, 24 Jun 1785 Catherine, dau. of Nathaniel Coffin, Bristol, formerly Cashier of Customs, Boston, Mass., USA; d. 2 Sep 1804. DNB.

BAYNTUN, SAMUEL ADLAM, eldest son of Rev. Henry Bayntun, Rector of Bromham, Wilts., and Lucy ---; b. 15 Mar 1804; adm. 18 Sep 1817 (Packharness'); left Christmas 1817; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 15 Jan 1821; BA 1824; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 5 Nov 1825; Cornet, 1st Dragoon Guards, 20 Jul 1826; Cornet and Sub-Lieut., 1st Life Guards, 27 Jul 1828; Lieut., unattached, 7 Jun 1831; 1st Life Guards, 5 Jul 1831; retd. 23 Mar 1832; MP York from 1830; d. 28 Sep 1833.

Beechman, Nevil Alexander, son of Charles Beechman, of Hampstead, Middlesex, by Emily, daughter of S. Frankel, of Hampstead; b. Aug. 5, 1896; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (H); migrated up Rigaud's; non-resident K.S. 1911; left (with Triplett) July 1915; Ball. Coll., Oxon., Domus Exhibitioner (Classics) 1915, matric. Michaelmas 1919; joint editor and founder of the Oiford Outlook 1919; Secretary of the Union Society 1920, President 1921; B.A. 1922; 2nd Lieut. E. Surrey Regt. May 28, 1915, attached 21st Batt. K. R. R. C.; Capt. July 20, 1917; served in France from Sept. 1916 until he was wounded Sept. 21, 1917; M.C. Sept. 26, 1917; called to the bar at the Inner Temple Jan. 26, 1923; K.C. 1947; M. P. for St. Ives 1937-50; Parliamentary Private Sec. to the Minister of Health 1941-2; Chief Whip of the Liberal National Party 1942-45; a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1943-5; m. July 11, 1953; Mary Gwendolen, widow of Capt. Garth Caradoc Williams, R.E.

BENNETT, RICHARD HENRY ALEXANDER, only son of Bennett Alexander Bennett (qv); stepson of Richard Bull (qv); b.; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1752 (Morel's); in school list 1754; MP Newport (Cornwall) 12 Feb 1770-4; of North Court, Shorwell, Isle of Wight; FSA 20 Jun 1765; FRS 10 Dec 1767; m. 20 Jan 1766 Elizabeth Amelia, eldest dau. of Peter Burrell MP, Beckenham, Kent, Surveyor-Gen. of Crown Lands, and sister of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydir; d. 14 Mar 1814.

Aitken, Sir John William Maxwell Bt, son of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook PC, newspaper proprietor, and his first wife Gladys, d. of Brig.-Gen. Charles William Drury CB of Halifax, Nova Scotia; b. 15 Feb. 1910; adm. Jan. 1924 (R); left July 1928; Pemb. Coll. Camb., matric. 1928; played football for Cambridge 1930 and 1931; dir. Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd, chairman 1964-77, pres. 1977; RAuxAF 1935, RAF 1939-45 (Group Capt.); DFC 1940, DSO 1942, Czech War Cross, despatches; fighter pilot during Battle of Britain, commanded night fighter squadron 1941-2, strike Mosquito wing Norwegian waters 1943; succ. father as 2nd Baronet 9 June 1964, but disclaimed succession to Barony; MP (C) Holborn 1945-50; dir. Assoc. TV Corpn and Price Bros Ltd; m. 1st 26 Aug. 1939 Cynthia, d. of Col. Hugh Glencairn Monteith OBE DSO RAMC; 2nd 15 Aug. 1946 Jane (formerly wife of Peter Lindsay), d. of Maj. Robert Orlando Rudolph Kenyon-Slaney, of Halton Grange, Shropshire; 3rd 1 Jan. 1951 Vio­let, d. of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, Bt; d. 30 Apr. 1985.

AMHERST, WILLIAM PITT, 2ND EARL AMHERST, son of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (qv) and his first wife; b. 3 Sep 1805; adm. 1 Apr 1818 (Packharness'); KS 1820; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1824, matr. 28 May 1824, Westminster Student; BA 1828; styled Viscount Holmesdale 1826-57; MP East Grinstead Feb 1829-32; succ. his father as 2nd Earl Amherst 13 Mar 1857; Busby Trustee 18 May 1869; DL JP Kent; m. 12 Jul 1834 Gertrude, sixth dau. of Hon. and Right Rev. Hugh Percy DD, Bishop of Carlisle; d. 26 Mar 1886.

CHETWYND, WILLIAM RICHARD, 3RD VISCOUNT CHETWYND (I), brother of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (qv); b.; adm.; KS 1699; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1703, matr. 8 Jun 1703, aged 19, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1703 - void 1715; adm. Middle Temple 8 Dec 1707, called to bar 7 May 1714; secretary to elder brother John when Envoy at Turin 1705-6, 1706-13; British Resident, Genoa, Jun 1708 - Mar 1711, Envoy Extraordinary there Mar 1711 - Feb 1713; MP Stafford 1715-22, Plymouth 1722-7, Stafford from 1734; a Lord of the Admiralty, 16 Apr 1717 - Aug 1727; Master of the Mint 29 Dec 1744 - 3 Jun 1769; succ. his brother as 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (I) 21 Jun 1767; m. 1715 Honora, dau. of William Baker, Consul at Algiers; d. 3 Apr 1770. DNB.

CLIVE, HENRY, third son of George Clive MP, Whitfield, Herefs., and Arlington Street, Westminster, and Sydney, dau. of Thomas Bolton, Knock, co. Louth; b.; at school 1791 (Clapham); still at school 1794; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 Feb 1795, aged 17; BA 1798; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 13 Nov 1794, called to bar 29 Jan 1802; Oxford circuit; MP Ludlow 1807-18, Montgomery 1818-32; Under-Secretary of State, Home Office Apr 1818 - Jan 1822; m. 27 Nov 1809 Charlotte Jane, sister of John Buller (qv); d. 16 Mar 1848.