Item VII/iv/15 - A Short Enquiry into the Nature of the Titles conferred at Portsmouth by His Majesty, August 1773

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GB 2014 WS-01-GRE-VII/iv/15

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A Short Enquiry into the Nature of the Titles conferred at Portsmouth by His Majesty, August 1773

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  • 1957 (Accumulation)
  • 1773 (Publication)

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8vo, 1 volume

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(1748-1791)

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Fitzherbert, Sir William, Bart., son of William Fitzherbert, M.P., of Tissington, co. Derby, a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, by Mary, eldest daughter of Littleton Poynta Meynell, of Bradley, in the same co.; b. May 27, 1748; in school lists 1764; left Christmas 1764; St. John's Coll. Camb. (adm. fellow commoner Feb. 19, 1765); M.A. 1770; adm. to Lincoln's Inn June 14, 1773, called to the bar June 24, 1776; Recorder of Derby; a Gent. Usher to George III; created a baronet Jan. 22, 1784; author of A Dialogue on the Revenue Laws, and of a collection of moral Maxims; m. 14 Oct. 1777, Sarah, only daughter of William Perrin, of Jamaica; d. 30 July 1791 (see DNB)

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  • English

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  • Latin

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WS-GRE-VII/iv/15

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GB 2014

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Final

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  • English

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  • Latin

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