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Foley, Thomas, 1742-1793

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  • Person
  • 1742-1793

FOLEY, THOMAS, 2ND BARON FOLEY, eldest son of Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (qv); b. 24 Jun 1742; adm. Jan 1753 (Porten's); in school list 1754; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 May 1759; MP Herefordshire 18 May 1767-74, Droitwich 1774 - 18 Nov 1777; succ. father as 2nd Baron Foley 18 Nov 1777; joint Postmaster-General 1 May 1783 - Jan 1784; m. 20 Mar 1776 Lady Harriet Stanhope, fourth dau. of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington; d. 2 Jul 1793.

Bennett, Richard Henry Alexander, ca. 1743-1814

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  • ca. 1743-1814

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.

Aubrey, John, 1739-1826

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  • Person
  • 1739-1826

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, 1740-1814

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  • Person
  • 1740-1814

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.

Wenman, Philip, 1742-1800

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  • Person
  • 1742-1800

WENMAN, PHILIP, 7th VISCOUNT WENMAN (I), eldest son of Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (I), and Sophia, eldest dau. of James Herbert MP, Tythrop, Oxfordshire; b. 18 Apr 1742; adm. Jan 1752 (Hawkins'); Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Feb 1760; MA 1762; DCL 7 Jul 1773; succ. father as 7th Viscount Wenman (I) 16 Aug 1760; MP Oxfordshire 1768-96; m. 7 Jul 1766 Lady Eleanor Bertie, sister of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (qv); d. 26 Mar 1800.

Musgrave, George, ca. 1740-1824

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  • ca. 1740-1824

MUSGRAVE, GEORGE, youngest son of George Musgrave (KS 1698, qv); b.; adm.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1752 (Grant's); Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 May 1758; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 4 May 1761; MP Carlisle 1768-74; d. unm. 27 Mar 1824.

Chichester, John, 1740-1783

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  • Person
  • 1740-1783

CHICHESTER, HON. JOHN, brother of Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquis of Donegal (qv); b. 26 Dec 1740; adm. Jun 1751 (Grant's); in school list 1754; Trinity Coll. Oxford, matr. 7 Jul 1759; MP (I) Belfast 1761-8, Carrickfergus 1769-76; d. unm. 6 Feb 1783.

Bunbury, Thomas Charles, 1740-1821

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  • Person
  • 1740-1821

BUNBURY, SIR THOMAS CHARLES, BART., eldest son of Sir William Bunbury, Bart. (qv); b. May 1740; adm. Apr 1751 (Watts'); in school list 1754; St. Catherine’s Hall, Cambridge, adm. 17 Apr 1756, matr. Mich. 1757; MA 1765; Grand Tour (Italy) 1760-1; MP Suffolk 1761-84, 1790-1812; Secretary to Embassy, Paris, Aug 1763 - May 1765, and Chief Secretary to Lord Lieut. Ireland, Jun-Aug 1765, but did not perform duties of either post; succ. father as 6th baronet, 11 Jun 1764; High Sheriff, Suffolk 1788; a well-known owner of racehorses, including Diomed, winner of the first Derby, 1780, Eleanor, winner of the Oaks and Derby, 1801, and Smolensko, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, 1813; m. 1st, 2 Jun 1762 (div. 1776) Lady Sarah Lennox, sister of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (qv); m. 2nd, 21 Nov 1805 Margaret Cocksedge; d. 31 Mar 1821.

Luttrell, Temple Simon, ca. 1738-1803

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  • Person
  • ca. 1738-1803

LUTTRELL, HON. TEMPLE SIMON, brother of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton (qv) (I); b.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1750/1 (Porten's); MP Milborne Port 10 Feb 1775-80; arrested at Boulogne 18 Sep 1793 and confined in the Abbaye and Luxembourg prisons in Paris 24 Oct 1793 – 14 Feb 1795; m. 26 Apr 1778 Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Henry Gould, Kt, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; d. in Paris 14 Jan 1803. DNB.

Luttrell, Henry Lawes, 1737-1821

  • GB-2014-WSA-11497
  • Person
  • 1737-1821

LUTTRELL, HENRY LAWES, 2ND EARL OF CARHAMPTON (I), eldest son of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton (I) MP, and Maria, dau. of Sir Nicholas Lawes, Kt, Governor of Jamaica; b. 7 Aug 1737; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1750/1 (Porten's); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 13 Jan 1755; Ensign, 48th Foot 21 Nov 1757; Lieut., 34th Foot 27 Mar 1759; Capt., 16th Dragoons 6 Aug 1759; Deputy Adjutant-Gen. to Forces in Portugal and Brevet Maj., 14 Apr 1762; local rank of Lieut. -Col. in Portugal 8 Oct 1762; Lieut. -Col., 1st Horse 13 Feb 1765; Brevet Col., 29 Aug 1777; Maj. -Gen., 20 Nov 1782; Col., 6th Dragoon Guards, from 10 Jul 1788; Lieut. -Gen., 12 Oct 1793; Gen., 1 Jan 1798; Adjutant-Gen., Ireland 8 Sep 1770-83; Lieut. -Gen. of Ordnance (I) 12 Oct 1789—Jul 1797, Master Gen. 19 Jul 1797- Aug 1800; entrusted with suppression of the “Defenders” and the pacification of Connaught 1795; Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1796-7; MP Bossinney 1768 – Mar 1769, Middlesex 15 Apr 1769-74, Bossinney 1774-84, Plympton Erle 1790 – Feb 1794, Ludgershall from 28 Jun 1817; he was defeated by John Wilkes in the celebrated contest for Middlesex in 1769, but was declared elected by the House of Commons; MP (I) Old Leighton 1783 – 14 Jan 1787; succ. father as 2nd Earl of Carhampton (I) 14 Jan 1787; m. 25 Jun 1776 Jane, dau. of George Boyd, Dublin; d. 25 Apr 1821. DNB.

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