PROBY, JOHN, 1ST BARON CARYSFORT (I), eldest son of John Proby MP, Elton, Hunts., and Hon. Jane Leveson-Gower, sister of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (qv); b. 25 Nov 1720; adm. Jan 1735/6 (Edwards'); Jesus Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 15 Dec 1737, scholar 1738, matr. 1738; BA 1741/2; MA 1742; adm. Inner Temple 1 Feb 1739/40; MP Stamford 1747-54, Huntingdonshire 1754-68; created Baron Carysfort (I) 23 Jan 1752; Privy Councillor (I) 4 Aug 1758; a Lord of the Admiralty Apr – Jul 1757, Jan 1763 – Aug 1765; KB 23 Mar 1761; Grand Master, Grand Lodge of England (Freemasons) 1752-3; m. 27 Aug 1750 Hon. Elizabeth Allen, elder dau. of John Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen (I); d. at Lille, France 18 Oct 1772. DNB.
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