Peachey, James, 1723-1808

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Peachey, James, 1723-1808

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        1723-1808

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        PEACHEY, JAMES, 1ST BARON SELSEY, brother of Sir John Peachey, Bart. (qv); b. 8 Mar 1723; adm. Apr 1730; left 1737; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Dec 1739; adm. Middle Temple 1 Apr 1736; Groom of the Bedchamber to George III as Prince of Wales 1751-60, as King 27 Nov 1760 – Jun 1791; MP Seaford 21 Nov 1755-68; succ. brother as 4th baronet 3 Jul 1765; Master of the Robes from 10 Jun 1791; created Baron Selsey 13 Aug 1794; FRS 28 Feb 1782; of West Dean Park, Sussex; m. 19 Aug 1747 Lady Georgiana Caroline Scott, elder dau. of Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, and his second wife, and half-sister of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Deloraine (qv); d. 1 Feb 1808.

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        Peachey, John, 1719-1765 (1719-1765)

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        GB-2014-WSA-13613

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        family

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        Peachey, John, 1719-1765 is the sibling of Peachey, James, 1723-1808

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        Scott, Francis, 1710-1739 (1710-1739)

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        GB-2014-WSA-15343

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        family

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        Scott, Francis, 1710-1739 is the brother in law of Peachey, James, 1723-1808

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        GB-2014-WSA-13612

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.

            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.

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