Bertie, Peregrine Francis, 1741-1790
BERTIE, HON. PEREGRINE FRANCIS, brother of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (qv); b. 13 Mar 1741; adm. (aged 9) Sep 1750 (Porten's); in school list 1754; entered Royal Navy; Lieut., 17 Dec 1759; Cdr., 1 Jan 1762; Capt., 6 Nov 1762, commanding HMS Shannon; travelling in Italy 1765; MP Oxford from 1774; m. 7 May 1790 Elizabeth, dau. of William Hutchins, Yattendon, Berks.; d. 20 Aug 1790.
Adeane, James Whorwood, 1740-1802
ADEANE, JAMES WHORWOOD, only son of Simon Adeane, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, and Mary, dau. of Hon. Henry Brydges (qv); bapt. 14 Dec 1740; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1750 (Porten's); in school list 1754; entered army 1755; Lieut., 71st Foot 29 Sep 1757; Capt., 67th Foot 22 Feb 1761; Lieut. & Capt., 1st Troop Horse, Grenadier Guards 21 Dec 1763; Maj., 8 Jun 1768; Capt. & Lieut. -Col., 1 Aug 1770; Col., 19 Feb 1779; ADC to King George III 27 Feb 1779; Maj-Gen., 20 Nov 1782; Col., 45th Foot, from 11 Sep 1788; Lieut. -Gen., 3 May 1796; Gen., 1801; an Extra Groom of the Bedchamber 20 Aug 1784 - Jan 1788, Groom of the Bedchamber from 20 Jan 1788; MP Cambridge 1780 - May 1789, Cambridgeshire from 19 May 1789; of Babraham, Cambs.; m. 5 Mar 1763 Anne, dau. of Robert Jones MP, Babraham, Cambs.; d. 15 Apr 1802.
OSBORN, SIR GEORGE, BART., elder son of Sir Danvers Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 10 May 1742; adm. Apr 1750 (Hawkins'); succ. father as 4th baronet 12 Oct 1753; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 12 Oct 1759, but did not matr.; LLD 1769; Ensign, 24th Foot 1759; Capt., 16th Dragoons 20 Dec 1759; served in expedition to Belleisle 1761; ADC to his uncle Earl of Halifax, Lord Lieut. Ireland 1761; Maj., 18th Foot 13 Feb 1762; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 31 Mar 1763; Deputy Quartermaster-Gen., Ireland 1763; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 3rd Foot Guards 9 Nov 1765; Brevet Col. and 2nd Maj., 3rd Foot Guards 7 Aug 1777; Lieut. -Col., 25 Mar 1782; Major-Gen., 19 Feb 1779; Col., 73rd Foot 18 Apr 1785 – Aug 1786, 40th Foot from 11 Aug 1786; Lieut. -Gen., 28 Sep 1787; Gen., 26 Jan 1797; served in American War as Muster Master and Inspector-Gen. of German troops employed in service of Great Britain; MP Northampton 1768 – 14 Feb 1769, Bossinney 24 Apr 1769-74, Penryn 1774-80, Horsham 30 Nov 1780-4; a Groom of the Bedchamber 16 May 1770 – Mar 1812; Busby Trustee 18 May 1802; m. 1st, 6 Apr 1771 Elizabeth, dau. of John Banister, St. George’s, Hanover Square, London; m. 2nd, 22 Aug 1788 Lady Mary Finch, dau. of Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (qv), and his second wife; d. 29 Jun 1818.
Cotton, Sir Robert Salusbury, d. 1809
COTTON, SIR ROBERT SALUSBURY, BART. , eldest son of Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, Bart. , MP, and Elizabeth Abigail, younger sister of William Cotton (adm. 1733/4, qv); b. ; adm. (aged 9) Mar 1749/50 (as Robert Cotton) (Morel's); in school list 1754; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 11 May 1756; succ. father as 5th baronet 14 Aug 1775; MP Cheshire 1 Mar 1780-96; Maj. , Cheshire Militia 15 Apr 1771; FRS 24 Nov 1774; m. 1767 Frances, dau. of Col. James Russell Stapleton, Bodrhyddan, Flintshire; d. 24 Aug 1809, aged 70.
ROBINSON, THOMAS, 2ND BARON GRANTHAM, elder son of Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham (qv); b. 30 Nov 1738; adm. Mar 1749/50 (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 21 Feb 1755; MA 1757; Grand Tour (Italy) 1759-61; MP Christchurch 1761 – 30 Sep 1770; a Commissioner of Trade 11 Oct 1766 – Feb 1770; Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 13 Feb 1770 – Feb 1771; Privy Councillor 26 Feb 1770; succ. father as 2nd Baron Grantham 30 Sep 1770; Ambassador at Madrid May 1771- Jul 1779; First Commissioner of Trade 9 Dec 1780 – Jun 1782; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jul 1782 – Apr 1783; member, Committee of Privy Council on Trade, from 5 Mar 1784; FSA 17 Mar 1763; member, Society of Dilettanti 1763; m. 17 Aug 1780 Lady Jemima Grey Yorke, younger dau. of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; d. 20 Jul 1786. DNB.
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.
Conolly, Thomas, ca. 1737-1803
CONOLLY, THOMAS, only son of Right Hon. William Conolly PC (I) MP MP (I), Castletown, Ireland, and Stretton Hall, Staffs., and Lady Anne Wentworth, eldest dau. of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1749/50 (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Grand Tour (Italy) 1758; MP Malmesbury 21 Mar 1759-68, Chichester 1768-80; MP (I) Co. Londonderry 1761-1800; Privy Councillor (I) Jul 1761; a leader of the revolt in the Irish House of Commons against the ministry in 1788, but a warm supporter of the Union; m. 30 Dec 1758 Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox, sister of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (qv); d. 27 Apr 1803. DNB.
BARWELL, WILLIAM, son of William Barwell, EICS Bengal, Governor of Bengal, a director of the East India Company, and his third wife Elizabeth Pierce, Calcutta; bapt. 13 Oct 1740; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1749/50 (Grant's); in school list 1754.
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.
LONG, SIR JAMES TYLNEY, BART., eldest son of Sir Robert Long, Bart. (qv); b. 1736; adm. Sep 1749 (Hutton's); in school list 1754; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Nov 1756; MP Marlborough 11 May 1762-80, Devizes 1780 – Dec 1788, Wiltshire from 14 Dec 1788; travelled in Italy 1764, 1769 and 1777; succ. father as 7th baronet 10 Feb 1767; assumed additional name of Tylney 9 Jun 1775; inherited estates of his uncle John Child Tylney, 2nd Earl Tylney (qv), in 1784; m. 1st, 11 Jul 1775 Hon. Harriett Bouverie, fourth dau. of Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone; m. 2nd, 26 Jul 1785 Lady Catherine Sidney Windsor, dau. of Other Lewis Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth; d. 28 Nov 1794 (M. I. Draycot, Wilts. ).