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Bladen, Martin, 1680-1746

  • GB-2014-WSA-00302
  • Person
  • ca. 1681-1745

BLADEN, MARTIN, son of Nathaniel Bladen, Bolton Percy, Yorks., and Isabella, dau. of Sir William Fairfax, Kt., Steeton, Yorks.; b.; adm.; KS 1695; left 1697; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 17 Apr 1697, aged 16, matr. 1697; adm. Inner Temple, 23 Mar 1696/7; Ensign, Col. T. Fairfax’s Regt. of Foot, 12 Dec 1697; Ensign of a company added to this Regt. in Ireland, 1 Mar 1702; Capt., Sir Charles Hotham’s new Regt. of Foot, 25 Mar 1705; served in Low Countries and Spain; ADC to Lord Galway; attained rank of Brevet Col.; Col. of a British Regt. raised in Spain, 26 Oct 1709; sold out 26 Jun 1710; Comptroller of the Mint, 23 Dec 1714-27; MP Stockbridge 1715-34, Maldon 1734-41, Portsmouth from 1741; Joint Secretary to Lord Justices of Ireland and to Lord Lieut. of Ireland Sep 1715 - Apr 1717; MP (I) Bandon Bridge 1715-27; Privy Councillor (I) 1 Nov 1715; director, Royal African Company, 1717-26; a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations from 13 Jul 1717; Joint Commissioner to Court of France for settling plantation boundaries in America, 1719-20; First Commissioner and Plenipotentiary to the Conference for settling commerce at Antwerp, Jun 1732 - Feb 1742; one of Sir Robert Walpole’s steadiest supporters in the House of Commons; author of Solon (a tragi-comedy), 1705, and of an English translation of Caesar’s Commentaries, 1712; m. 1st, Mary, dau. of Col. --- Gibbs; m. 2nd, 29 Mar 1728 Frances, widow of John Foche, Aldborough Hatch, Essex, and niece of Col. Joseph Jory, West India merchant; d. 15 Feb 1745/6. DNB.

Amyand, Claudius, 1718-1774

  • GB-2014-WSA-02125
  • Person
  • 1718-1774

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.

Bacon, Edward, d. 1618

  • GB-2014-WSA-02423
  • Person
  • d. 1618

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.

Booth, Robert, ca. 1697-1732

  • GB-2014-WSA-03518
  • Person
  • ca. 1697-1732

BOOTH, ROBERT, son of Hon. and Very Rev. Robert Booth DD, Dean of Bristol, and his second wife Mary, sister of Charles Hales (qv); b.; adm.; QS (aged 15) 1712; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1716, matr. 8 Jun 1716, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1716 - 1 Jul 1729 (void); BA 1720; MA 1723; adm. Middle Temple 20 Jun 1716, called to bar 7 May 1725; MP Bodmin from 1727; d. 25 Jan 1732/3.

Brodrick, Laurence, 1715-1786

  • GB-2014-WSA-03850
  • Person
  • 1715-1786

BRODRICK, LAURENCE, only surviving son of Rev. Laurence Brodrick DD, Rector of Mixbury, Oxfordshire, Chaplain to House of Commons and Prebendary of Westminster, and Anne Humphrys; bapt. 11 Oct 1715; adm.; in school list 1729; KS (aged 14) 1730; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1735, matr. 9 Jun 1735, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1735 - res 26 Mar 1746; BA 1739; MA 1742; adm. Middle Temple 26 Oct 1733; ordained; Rector of Callan, co. Kilkenny, 15 Jul 1745; Treasurer of Lismore, 16 Aug 1745-78; Vicar of Derragarth and Ballybeacon, 16 Aug 1745; Vicar of Tubrid; Rector of Stradbally, 1774; m. (settlement dated 21 Apr 1748) his cousin Jane, youngest dau. of Right Hon. St. John Brodrick PC (I) MP MP (I); d. Apr 1786.

Cecil, Algernon, d. 1676

  • GB-2014-WSA-04601
  • Person
  • d. 1676

CECIL, HON. ALGERNON, fifth son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (qv); b.; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1641; among the Steward’s accounts at Hatfield for the year 1640-1 are payments “to Mr Busby for diet for the two gentlemen [William and Algernon Cecil] at the rate of £60 per ann., and their servant at £15 per ann. ”, for “potation money” at Easter 5s., and on “Mr Algernon’s admittance to be a King’s Scholar” £3. 15s. 9d.; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 28 Apr 1645, MA 1644 (check); MP Old Sarum 1660, but his election was disputed and he did not take his seat; m. Dorothy, dau. of Sandford Nevile, Chevet, Yorks.; d. Nov. 1676.

Cleaver, Euseby, 1745-1819

  • GB-2014-WSA-04951
  • Person
  • 1745-1819

CLEAVER, EUSEBY, brother of John Cleaver (qv); b. 8 Sep 1745; adm.; KS 1759; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1763, matr. 9 Jun 1763, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1763 – void 10 May 1775 (expiry year of grace as R. Spofforth from 12 May 1774), Tutor 1767-74; BA 1767; MA 1770; BD and DD 1783; DD Trinity Coll. Dublin 1788; tutor to Earl of Egremont at Christ Church 1767; ordained deacon (Oxford) 20 Dec 1772; Rector of Spofforth, Yorks., 9 May 1774-83; Rector of Tillington, Sussex, 13 Mar 1783-9; Rector of Petworth, Sussex, 5 Apr 1783-9; Prebendary of Chichester 21 Feb 1787 – res by May 1789; Chaplain to Marquis of Buckingham when Lord Lieut. Ireland, 1787-9; consecrated Bishop of Cork and Ross 28 Mar 1789, translated to Ferns and Leighlin 13 Jun 1789; suffered heavy losses during rebellion of 1798, having his palace plundered and his library destroyed; Archbishop of Dublin from 25 Aug 1809; m. 2 May 1788 Catherine, dau. of Right Hon. Owen Wynne PC (I) MP (I), Hazlewood, co. Sligo; d. 10 Dec 1819. DNB.

Cotter, Rogerson, ca. 1770-1830

  • GB-2014-WSA-05348
  • Person
  • ca. 1770-1830

COTTER, ROGERSON, brother of Sir James Laurence Cotter, Bart. (qv); b.; adm.; KS (aged 12) 1762; Capt. of the School 1766; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1767, adm. pens. 17 Jun 1767, scholar 29 Apr 1768, matr. Mich. 1767; BA and 10th Wrangler 1771; MA 1774; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1771, Major Fellow 4 Jul 1774; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 2 Aug 1766; called to Irish bar (King’s Inns) Trin. 1773; MP (I) Charleville 1783-97, 1798-1800; m. Sep 1794 Jane, widow of William Grady, and dau. of Richard Harrold, Limerick; d. 19 Feb 1830.

Finch, Francis, d. 1658

  • GB-2014-WSA-07103
  • Person
  • d. 1658

FINCH, FRANCIS, fifth son of Sir Moyle Finch, Bart., MP, Eastwell, Kent, and Elizabeth, Countess of Winchilsea, only dau. of Right Hon. Sir Thomas Heneage PC, Kt, Copthall, Essex, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Queen Elizabeth; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1611, adm. scholar 25 Apr 1612, matr. Easter 1612; BA 1615/6; MA 1629; MP Eye Feb 1623/4 - Mar 1628/9; m. Anne, only child of Michael Barker, Bildeston, Suffolk; d. c. Jan 1657/8 (will dated 14 Dec 1657, proved PCC 18 Jan 1657/8, he of Kensington, Middlesex).

Fitzgerald-De Ros, William Lennox Lascelles, 1797-1874

  • GB-2014-WSA-07176
  • Person
  • 1797-1874

FITZGERALD-DE ROS, WILLIAM LENNOX LASCELLES, 23RD BARON DE ROS, third son of Lord Henry Fitzgerald MP, and Charlotte, Baroness De Ros, only dau. of Hon. Robert Boyle-Walsingham MP (I); b. 1 Sep 1797; adm. Christmas 1809; KS 1811; said to have passed a night in the Abbey to confront Bradshaw’s ghost, which was supposed to haunt the chamber in the south-west tower and the triforium passage nearby (Stanley, Hist. Mem. of Westminster Abbey, 437, n. 3); elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1815, but went to Ch. Ch. Oxford, matr. 16 Dec 1815, Canoneer Student 1815-24; BA 1819; MA 1822; Cornet and Sub-Lieut., 1st Life Guards 29 Mar 1819; Lieut., 24 Aug 1821; Capt., 23 Oct 1824; Maj., 5 Jun 1827; Lieut. -Col., 8 Sep 1831; Col., 9 Nov 1846; Maj. -Gen., 20 Jun 1854; Lieut. -Gen., 12 Mar 1861; Gen., 10 Nov 1868; Col., 4th Hussars, from 6 Feb 1865; served as Quartermaster - Gen. in Crimean War; a Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter to William IV 21 Oct 1836; succeeded brother as 23rd Baron De Ros 29 Mar 1839; took Conservative whip in House of Lords; Captain, Yeomen of the Guard Feb- Dec 1852, Mar 1858 - Jun 1859; Privy Councillor 27 Feb 1852; Lieut. -Governor, Tower of London, from 13 Feb 1852; a Busby Trustee from 16 May 1865; m. 7 Jun 1824 Lady Georgiana Lennox, sister of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond (qv); d. 6 Jan 1874.

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