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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.

ALLEN, JOHN HENSLEIGH, elder son of John Bartlett Allen, Cresselly, Pembs., and his first wife Elizabeth, dau. of John Hensleigh, Pant-teg, Pembs., attorney; b. 29 Aug 1769; adm. 31 May 1779; KS 1784; one of the contributors to the Trifler, 1788-9; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1789, adm. pens. 10 Jun 1789, scholar 23 Apr 1790, matr. Mich. 1789; BA 1793; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 15 Jun 1789, called to bar 22 Jun 1797; Oxford and South Wales circuit; of Cresselly, Pembs.; High Sheriff Pembrokeshire 1808; MP Pembroke 1818-26; Chairman, Pembrokeshire Quarter Sessions; DL JP Pembrokeshire; m. 12 Nov 1812 Gertrude, youngest dau. of Lord Robert Seymour MP; d. 12 Apr 1843.

ALSTON, SIR THOMAS, BART., elder son of Sir Rowland Alston, Bart., MP, Odell, Beds., and Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Thomas Reynes; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1735/6 (Hawkins'); left 1739; Queen’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 21 Apr 1740; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 16 Apr 1741; Lieut. and Capt. 23 Apr 1743; retd. 11 Apr 1745; MP Bedfordshire 1747-61; intermittently insane from 1750s; succ. as 5th baronet 2 Jan 1759; of Odell, Beds.; m. 30 Aug 1750 Catherine, dau. of Rev. Thomas Davies Bovey, Longstowe, Cambridgeshire; d. 18 Jul 1774.

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.

AMYAND, CLAUDIUS, eldest son of Claudius Amyand FRS, Serjeant-Surgeon to George II, and Mary, dau. of Daniel Rabache, St. Peter le Poer, London; b. 25 Aug 1718; adm. Jun 1726; KS 1732; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1736, matr. 25 Jun 1736, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1736 - res 26 Jun 1744; BA 1740; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 23 Jan 1733/4, called to bar 2 Jul 1742; Keeper of the King’s Libraries from 8 Nov 1745; “1749, Oct. 5, Whitehall. Treasury order for payment to Claudius Amyand, Keeper of his Majesty’s Libraries of £50 as half a year’s allowance for house rent or accommodation of the Libraries, and which allowance is to be continued until he shall be provided with the like accommodations when the said Libraries, which are now lying in the old Dormitory at Westminster, shall be removed from thence” (HMC Laing, ii, 402); MP Tregony 1747-54, Sandwich 1754 - 11 Dec 1756; Under-Secretary of State, Southern Department Apr 1750 - Nov 1756; a Commissioner of Customs Dec 1756-65; Receiver-General of the Land Tax for Middlesex from 1765; m. 26 Nov 1761 Frances, widow of George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton, and dau. of Rev. Thomas Payne, Vicar of Holme Lacy, Herefs.; d. 1 Apr 1774.

ARMITAGE, ROBERT, eldest son of William James Armitage, Farnley Lodge, Leeds, and Emily, dau. of William Nicholson Nicholson, Roundhay Park, Leeds, and sister of William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson GCB, Field Marshal in the Army; b. 22 Feb 1866; adm. 22 Jan 1880 (G); left Nov 1883; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 23 May 1884, matr. Mich. 1884; BA 1888; adm. Inner Temple 12 Jan 1887, called to bar 1 Nov 1889, but did not practise; entered family firm; chairman Farnley Iron Co. Ltd, Brown Bayleys Steel Works Ltd, and other companies; Lord Mayor of Leeds 1904-5; MP (Liberal/Coalition Liberal) Leeds Central 1906-22; m. 1st, 8 Jan 1891 Caroline Katharine, dau. of Dudley Henry Ryder, Westbrook Hay, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.; m. 2nd, 24 Jul 1936, Mary Dorothea, widow of Rev. Edward Bacheler Russell, Vicar of Leyton, Essex, and dau. of Robert Barclay, Hoddesdon, Herts., banker; d. 10 Feb 1944.

AUBREY, SIR JOHN, BART., eldest son of Sir Thomas Aubrey, Bart., and Martha, sister of Thomas Richard Carter (qv); b. 4 Jul 1739; adm. May 1752 (Hart's); KS 1754; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1758, matr. 24 May 1758, but not adm. as Westminster Student; DCL 8 Jul 1763; Grand Tour (Italy) 1764-5; MP Wallingford 1768-74, Aylesbury 1774-80, Wallingford 1780-4, Buckinghamshire 1784-90, Clitheroe 1790-6, Aldeburgh 1796-1812, Steyning 1812-20, Horsham from 1820; a Lord of the Admiralty Jul 1782 - Apr 1783; a Lord of the Treasury Dec 1783 - Apr 1789; succ. father as 6th baronet 4 Sep 1786; of Boarstall and Dorton, Bucks.; “father” of the House of Commons; m. 1st, 9 Mar 1771 Mary, dau. of Sir James Colebrooke, Bart., MP; m. 2nd, 26 May 1783 his cousin Martha Catherine, dau. of George Richard Carter, Chilton, Bucks.; d. 14 Mar 1826.

AUBREY, THOMAS, brother of Sir John Aubrey, Bart. (qv); b. 17 Jul 1740; adm. (aged 11) May 1752 (Hart's); in school list 1754; Jesus Coll. Oxford, matr. 15 Nov 1756; BA 1760; Ensign, 9th Foot 26 Oct 1762; Lieut., 62nd Foot 27 Mar 1765; 4th Foot 17 May 1766; Capt., 47th Foot 30 Apr 1771; Brevet Maj. 7 Jun 1782; half pay as Capt. from 28 Feb 1788; Inspecting Field Officer of Yeomanry with rank of Lieut. -Col. from 7 Jan 1804; served in American War, distinguishing himself when in command on Diamond Island; MP Wallingford 1784-90; m. in Canada 1780 Elizabeth Twing; d. 15 Jan 1814.

AUNGIER, FRANCIS, 1ST BARON AUNGIER OF LONGFORD (I), son of Richard Aungier, Cambridge, and Anne, dau. of William Stewart, Cambridge; bapt. 14 May 1558; adm.; QS in 1570; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1573, adm. scholar 1574, matr. Easter 1574; adm. Gray’s Inn 25 Nov 1577, called to bar 17 Jun 1583; QC; Bencher, Gray’s Inn 1602; MP Newcastle-under-Lyme 1588-9, Haslemere Sep 1597 - Feb 1597/8; knighted 28 May 1609; Master of the Rolls (I) from 5 Oct 1609; Privy Councillor (I) by 1611; Joint Lord Keeper (I) Apr - May 1619; created Baron Aungier of Longford (I) 29 Jun 1621; m. 1st, by 1589, Douglas, youngest dau. of Hon. Edward Fitzgerald, and sister of Gerald Fitzgerald, 16th Earl of Kildare (I); m. 2nd, Anne, dau. of Sir George Barne, Kt; m. 3rd, Margaret, widow of Sir John Wynn, Bart., Gwydir, Caernarvonshire, and dau. of Sir Thomas Cave, Kt, Stanford, Northants.; d. 8 Oct 1632.

BACON, SIR EDWARD, third son of Sir Nicholas Bacon Kt, Lord Keeper, and his first wife Jane, dau. of William Fernley, West Creeting, Suffolk; b.; it is stated in Al. Cant. that he matr. at Cambridge Univ Mich. 1561 (aged 12), as a fellow commoner of Trinity Coll., but if so he then went to the School; adm.; QS in 1564; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1566, Westminster Student to 1573; BA 1569/70; adm. Gray’s Inn 1566, ancient 21 Nov 1576; MP Great Yarmouth 1576 - Apr 1583, Tavistock Nov 1584 - Sep 1585, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Oct 1586 - Mar 1586/7; High Sheriff, Suffolk 1600-1; knighted 11 May 1603; m. Helen, dau. of Thomas Littell, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk; d. 8 Sep 1618, aged 70. DNB, s. v. Sir Nicholas Bacon.