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Stevens, Geoffrey Paul, brother of Alfred Leslie Welton Stevens (q.v.); b. Nov. 10, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (G); left Easter 1921; A.C.A. 1927; F.C.A. 1933; in practice in London; M.P. for Portsmouth (Langstone) since 1950; Pilot Officer (Equipment) R.A.F.V.R. June 14, 1938; Flight-Lieut. March 1, 1941; Sqdn. Ldr. March 1, 1942; Wing-Cmdr. Sept. 1944; m. Sept. 1, 1928, Evelyn Mitchell, daughter of David William Marwick, of Rowledge, Surrey, writer to the Signet; d. 10 May 1981.

Carr, Leonard Robert, Baron Carr of Hadley, brother of Ralph William Dale Carr (qv); b. 11 Nov. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (G); left July 1935; Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1935, BA 1938; MA 1942; FIM 1957; John Dale Ltd, 1938-63, dir. 1948-55, chairman 1958-63; MP (C) Mitcham 1950 to Feb. 1974, Carshalton Feb. 1974 to Dec. 197 5; PPS to the Foreign Secretary 1951-5, to the Prime Minister Apr.-Dec. 1955; Party Sec. Min. of Labour and Nat. Service 1955-8; Sec. for Technical Co-operation 1963-4; PC 1963; Sec. of State for Employment 1970-2; Lord Pres. of the Council and Leader House of Commons Apr.-Nov. 1972; Home Secretary 1972-4; dir. Prudential Assurance Co. 1976-85, chairman 1980-5; also chairman of many other industrial companies and bodies; cr. Baron Carr of Hadley (Life Peer) 197 5; Council CBI 1976-87; Pres. Surrey County Cricket Club 1985-6; a Busby Trustee 1971-; a Governor of the school 1978- 90; pres. Elizabethan Club 1985-8; m. 6 July 1943 Joan Kathleen, d. of Edward Wing Twining MRCP of Manchester; 17 Feb. 2012

Glyn, Sir Alan Jack, son of John Paul Glyn, barrister-at-law, Middle Temple, and Margaret, d. of William Johnston of Edinburgh; b. 26 Sept. 1918; adm. Jan. 1931 (G); left Dec. 1934; Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1935, BA 1939; served WW2 1939-45, North Sussex Yeomanry 1940, 23 Hus­sars 1941 (Trooper), Far East 1942-6; psc 1945; Bde Maj. India Command 1946; Capt. (hon. Maj.) Roy. Horse Guards to 1967, ERD; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) Feb. 1955; MP (C) Wandsworth Clapham 1959-64, Windsor 1970-4, Windsor and Maidenhead 1974-; Chelsea BC 1959-62; Freeman City of London 1961; war correspondent Vietnam 1967; Board of Governors Nat. Heart and Chest Hosps 1982-; Kt Jan. 1990; author of Witness to Vietnam 1968; m. 4 Jan. 1962 Lady Rosula Caroline Windsor-Clive OStJ, d. of Ivor Miles, 2nd Earl of Plymouth PC GStj.; d. May 1998.

Van Straubenzee, Sir William Radcliffe, son of Brig. Arthur Bowen van Straubenzee DSO MC RA, and Margaret Joan, d. of Alexander Nelson Radcliffe of Bag Park, Widecombe-in-the­Moor, Devon; b. 27 Jan. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (G); left July 1942; RA 1939-45 (Maj. DAA and QMG Far East); adm. solicitor Mar. 1952, practised in London; chmn. Young Conservatives 1951-3; hon. sec. Westminster Boys’ Club 1952-65, chmn. 1965-8; MBE 1954; contested (Cons. ) Clapham 1955; MP (Cons. ) Wokingham 1959-87; PPS to Min. of Education 1960-2; Parliamentary under-sec. State, Ministry of Education and Science 1970-2; Minister of State, Northern Ireland 1972-4; knighted 1981; member, House of Laity, Church Assembly, Church of England 1965-70, General Synod 1975-87; a Church commissioner 1968-87, Second Church Estates Commissioner 1979-87; d. 2 Nov. 1999.

RUSSELL, LORD EDWARD, second son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (qv), and his second wife; b. 24 Apr 1805; adm. 12 Jun 1816 (G); left 12 Nov 1818; entered Royal Navy 13 Jan 1819; Lieut., 18 Oct 1826; Cdr., 15 Nov 1828; Post Capt., 19 Nov 1833; Rear-Adm., 17 Oct 1856; Vice-Adm., 27 Apr 1863; Adm., 20 Mar 1867; retd., 1 Apr 1870; served at battle of Navarino 1827 and in attack on Sevastopol 17 Oct 1854; Naval ADC to Queen Victoria 1846-50; CB 5 Jul 1855; MP (Whig) Tavistock 1841-7; m. 8 Feb 1860 Mary Ann, dau. of Aaron Taylor, Kensington, Middlesex; d. 21 May 1887. DNB.

GROSVENOR, RICHARD DE AQUILA, 1ST BARON STALBRIDGE, fourth son of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquis of Westminster (qv); b. 28 Jun 1837; adm. 24 Jan 1849 (G); an intimate school friend of Francis Markham (qv); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 21 Feb 1855, fellow commoner 15 Oct 1855, matr. Mich. 1855; MA 1858; MP (Liberal) Flintshire May 1861 – 22 Mar 1886; Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Mar 1872 - Feb 1874; Privy Councillor 19 Mar 1872; Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Liberal Whip, House of Commons 1880-5; created Baron Stalbridge 22 Mar 1886; took Liberal Unionist whip, House of Lords; Chairman, London and North Western Railway Co. 1891-1911, having been a director since 1870; a Governor of the School 1875-1880 and from 1889; Busby Trustee from 1 Jun 1875; President, Elizabethan Club 1885-91, Vice-President from 1891; an intimate friend of Francis Markham (qv), who frequently mentions him in his Recollections; m. 1st, 5 Nov 1874 Hon. Beatrix Charlotte Elizabeth Vesey, third dau. of Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount De Vesci (I); m. 2nd, 3 Apr 1879 Eleanor Frances Beatrice, dau. of Robert Hamilton Stubber, Moyne, Queen’s Co.; d. 18 May 1912. DNB Supp.

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.

MARSH, MATTHEW HENRY, eldest son of Rev. Matthew Marsh, Canon Residentiary of Salisbury, and Margaret, dau. of Rev. Peter Bellinger Brodie, Rector of Winterslow, Wilts.; b. 12 Sep 1810; adm. 3 Jun 1822 (G); KS 1824; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1828, matr. 16 May 1828, Westminster Student, subsequently Faculty Student; BA 1833; MA 1835; adm. Inner Temple 25 Jan 1833, called to bar 29 Apr 1836; KC Duchy of Lancaster Dec 1837 – Jan 1840; emigrated to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1840, where he made a large fortune and was a member of the Legislative Council 1851-5; returned to England 1855; MP (Liberal) Salisbury 1857-68; DL JP Wiltshire; m. 25 Jul 1844 Eliza Mary Anne, sister of Sir William Lockyer Merewether (qv); d. 26 Jan 1881.

UNIACKE-PENROSE-FITZGERALD, SIR ROBERT UNIACKE, BART., eldest son of Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald (formerly Penrose), Corkbeg Island, co. Cork, Ireland, and Frances Mary, dau. of Rev. Robert Austin LLD, Prebendary of Cloyne; b. 10 Jul 1839; adm. 26 May 1853 (G); Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Jan 1859, matr. Lent 1859; won the University Pairs with James Penrose Ingham (qv) 1860; rowed v. Oxford 1861, 1862; LLB 1863; LLM 1872; travelled in India and Tibet 1863-7; MP (Conservative) Cambridge 1885-1906; assumed additional surname of Uniacke 26 Jun 1896; created baronet 4 Aug 1896; President, Yacht Racing Association; of Corkbeg Island, co. Cork; DL JP co. Cork; Busby Trustee 25 May 1889; m. 13 Sep 1867 Jane Emily, eldest dau. of Gen. Sir William John Codrington GCB; d. 10 Jul 1919.

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.