HASTINGS, FRANCIS, 10TH EARL OF HUNTINGDON, eldest son of Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon, and Lady Selina Shirley, second dau. of Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers; b. 13 Mar 1728/9; adm. Apr 1737 (Bourne's); styled Lord Hastings to 1746; succ. father as 10th Earl of Huntingdon 13 Oct 1746; Head Town Boy 1746; left 1747; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Jun 1747; Grand Tour (France, Spain, Italy) c. 1750-6, again travelling in Italy 1771-4; Master of the Horse to George III when Prince of Wales 1756-60; Master of the Horse 18 Nov 1760 – 3 Apr 1761; Privy Councillor 2 Dec 1760; Groom of the Stole and First Lord of the Bedchamber 3 Apr 1761 – 10 Jan 1770; bearer of Third Sword of State at coronation of George III 22 Sep 1761; DL Yorkshire West Riding 1757, Lord Lieut. 25 Feb 1763 – 12 Sep 1765; FRS 2 Mar 1758; FSA 10 Nov 1768; one of the leaders of fashionable society; Busby Trustee 17 Apr 1780; d. unm. 2 Oct 1789.

HASTINGS, HON. GEORGE, brother of Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon (qv); b. 29 Mar 1730; adm. Jun 1740 (Bourne's); d. 20 Dec 1743. Buried North Transept, Westminster Abbey.

HERVEY, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, 4th EARL OF BRISTOL, third son of John Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey of Ickworth (qv); b. 1 Aug 1730; adm. Jan 1741/2 (Bourne's); left 1747; Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, adm. 10 Nov 1747; MA 1754; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 24 Feb 1747/8; a Clerk of the Privy Seal 1753, Principal Clerk 1761-7; ordained deacon 24 Aug 1754, priest 26 Jan 1755 (both Ely); Chaplain in Ordinary to George III 1763-8 [check]; travelled in Italy 1765-6; Chaplain to his elder brother when Lord Lieut. Ireland in 1766-7; consecrated Bishop of Cloyne 31 May 1767; Privy Councillor (I) 9 Oct 1767; Bencher, King’s Inns, Dublin 1767; DD Trinity Coll. Dublin 16 Feb 1768; translated to Derry 18 Feb 1768; DD Oxford (from Brasenose Coll. ) 6 Apr 1770; again in Italy 1770-2 and 1777-9; succeeded his brother as 4th Earl of Bristol 23 Dec 1779; FRS 28 Feb 1782; advocated relaxation of penal laws against Roman Catholics and the abolition of tithes; Chaplain-General to Irish Volunteers 1782, attending Volunteer convention in Dublin Nov 1783 as delegate from Co. Londonderry; again in Italy 1785-6 and 1789-90; left Britain for last time in Sep 1792, and spent rest of his life in European travel, principally in Italy; imprisoned by French in Milan 1798-9; succ. relative as 5th Baron Howard de Walden 18 Nov 1799; of liberal opinions and eccentric personal conduct, and a capricious patron of architects and artists; m. 10 Aug 1752 Elizabeth, sister of Sir Robert Davers, Bart. (qv); d. on his way between Albano and Rome 8 Jul 1803. DNB.

HOLT, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1749 (Bourne's); left 1750.

INGRAM, CHARLES, 9th VISCOUNT IRVINE (S), seventh son of Hon. Charles Ingram MP, Adjutant-Gen. of the Forces, and Elizabeth, widow of Francis Brace, Biddenham, Bucks., and dau. of Charles Scarburgh, Windsor, Berks., Clerk of the Board of Green Cloth; b. 19 Mar 1726/7; adm. Jan. 1736/7 (Bourne's); left 1743; MP Horsham 1747 – 14 Apr 1763; Groom of the Bedchamber to George III as Prince of Wales 1756-60; succeeded uncle as 9th Viscount Irvine (S) 14 Apr 1763; a Scottish Representative Peer from 1768; lic. to m. 28 Jun 1758 Frances Gibson, commonly called Shepheard, Scotland Yard, Whitehall, natural dau. of Samuel Shepheard MP, Exning, Suffolk; d. 19 Jun 1778.

JENNINGS, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1740/1 (Bourne's); left 1749.

JENNINGS, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1752 (Bourne's); in school list 1754.

JENNINGS, WILLIAM, brother of Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, Bart. (qv); bapt St. Anne’s, Soho 24 Jan 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 11) Jan 1735/6 (Bourne's); left 1738; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Sep 1741; BA 1745; migrated to Merton Coll.; MA 1748; BD 1758; ordained; perhaps William Jennings who was ordained priest (Peterborough) 17 Feb 1754; Vicar of Barkway, Herts. (disp. to hold with R. Reed, Herts., 1758); Rector of Hayes, Middlesex, from 3 May 1759; Prebendary of Worcester from 27 Aug 1763; Vicar of Lindridge, Worcs., from 12 Sep 1777; Second Chaplain, Chelsea Hospital, 8 Jun 1768- Feb 75, First Chaplain from 17 Feb 1775; d. 17 Mar 1788.

JOHNSTON, JAMES, elder son of James Johnston, Secretary of State for Scotland, and his second wife Hon. Catherine Poulett, third dau. of John Poulett, 2nd Baron Poulett; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1736 (Bourne's); left 1739; Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 19 May 1739, matr. 1740; Maj., Cadogan’s (2nd Troop) Horse Guards 1744; Lieut. -Col., Royal Horse Guards 17 Dec 1754; Brevet Col., 19 Feb 1762; Col., 4th Dragoon Guards 3 Aug 1762 – Apr 1775; Maj. -Gen., 30 Apr 1770; Col., 11th Dragoons 27 Apr 1775 – Feb 1785; Lieut. -Gen., 29 Aug 1777; Col. 2nd Dragoons, from 4 Feb 1785; Gen., 25 Oct 1793; m. 2 Mar 1746/7 Lady Charlotte Montagu, youngest dau. of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, and his second wife; d. 24 Nov 1795.

LOVE, CLAYTON, of Doneraile, co. Cork; b. 27 Feb 1730 (IGI); adm. (aged 14) Oct 1745 (Bourne's); left 1748; Clare Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 23 Nov 1748, afterwards fellow commoner, matr. 1748.