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D'ABERNON |
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20 Feb 1926 |
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Sir Edgar Vincent |
19 Aug 1857 |
1 Nov 1941 |
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Created Baron D'Abernon 2 Jul 1914 |
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1 Nov 1941 |
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and Viscount D'Abernon 20 Feb 1926 |
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MP for Exeter 1899-1906.
PC 1920 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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DACRE ("of the north") |
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9 Oct 1459 |
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Ralph Dacre |
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29 Mar 1461 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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29 Mar 1461 |
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Dacre 9 Oct 1459 |
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15 Nov 1482 |
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Humphrey Dacre |
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30 May 1485 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Dacre 15 Nov 1482 |
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30 May 1485 |
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Thomas Dacre |
25 Nov 1467 |
24 Oct 1525 |
57 |
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KG 1518 |
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24 Oct 1525 |
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William Dacre |
29 Apr 1500 |
12 Nov 1563 |
63 |
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12 Nov 1563 |
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Thomas Dacre |
c 1526 |
1 Jul 1566 |
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1 Jul 1566 |
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George Dacre |
1561 |
17 May 1569 |
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17 May 1569 |
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abeyance |
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DACRE ("of the south") |
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13 May 1321 |
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Ralph Dacre |
c 1290 |
Apr 1339 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Dacre 13 May 1321 |
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Apr 1339 |
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William Dacre |
1319 |
Jul 1361 |
42 |
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Jul 1361 |
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Ralph Dacre |
1321 |
17 Aug 1375 |
54 |
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17 Aug 1375 |
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Hugh Dacre |
1335 |
24 Dec 1383 |
48 |
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24 Dec 1383 |
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William Dacre |
1357 |
20 Jul 1398 |
41 |
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20 Jul 1398 |
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Thomas Dacre |
1386 |
15 Jan 1458 |
71 |
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15 Jan 1458 |
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Joan Fiennes |
1433 |
1486 |
53 |
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She married Sir Richard Fiennes who assumed |
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1486 |
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Thomas Fiennes |
1474 |
1533 |
59 |
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1533 |
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Thomas Fiennes |
c 1517 |
29 Jun 1541 |
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29 Jun 1541 |
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1558 |
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Gregory Fiennes |
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25 Sep 1594 |
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Restored to the peerage 1558 |
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25 Sep 1594 |
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Margaret Lennard |
1541 |
10 Mar 1611 |
69 |
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10 Mar 1611 |
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Henry Lennard |
29 May 1570 |
8 Aug 1616 |
46 |
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8 Aug 1616 |
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Richard Lennard |
31 Mar 1596 |
20 Aug 1630 |
34 |
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20 Aug 1630 |
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Francis Lennard |
12 May 1619 |
12 May 1662 |
43 |
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12 May 1662 |
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Thomas Lennard,later [1674] 1st Earl of Sussex |
c 1653 |
30 Oct 1715 |
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30 Oct 1715 |
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1741 |
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Anne Barrett-Lennard |
17 Aug 1684 |
26 Jun 1755 |
70 |
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Abeyance terminated in her favour 1741 |
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26 Jun 1755 |
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Thomas Barrett-Lennard |
20 Apr 1717 |
3 Jan 1786 |
68 |
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3 Jan 1786 |
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Trevor Charles Roper |
14 Jun 1745 |
4 Jul 1794 |
49 |
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4 Jul 1794 |
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Gertrude Brand |
25 Aug 1750 |
3 Oct 1819 |
69 |
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3 Oct 1819 |
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Thomas Brand |
15 Mar 1774 |
21 Mar 1851 |
77 |
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MP for Helston 1807 and Hertfordshire 1807-1819 |
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21 Mar 1851 |
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Henry Otway Trevor |
27 Jul 1777 |
2 Jun 1853 |
75 |
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2 Jun 1853 |
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Thomas Crosbie William Trevor |
5 Dec 1808 |
26 Feb 1890 |
81 |
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MP for Hertfordshire 1847-1852. Lord |
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Lieutenant Essex 1865-1869 |
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26 Feb 1890 |
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Henry Bouverie William Brand,1st Viscount |
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Hampden of Glynde |
24 Dec 1814 |
14 Mar 1892 |
77 |
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14 Mar 1892 |
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Henry Robert Brand,2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde |
2 May 1841 |
22 Nov 1906 |
65 |
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22 Nov 1906 |
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Thomas Walter Brand,3rd Viscount Hampden of |
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Glynde |
29 Jan 1869 |
4 Sep 1958 |
89 |
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4 Sep 1958 |
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Thomas Henry Brand,4th Viscount Hampden of |
30 Mar 1900 |
17 Oct 1965 |
65 |
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Glynde |
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17 Oct 1965 |
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1970 |
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Rachel Leila Douglas-Home |
24 Oct 1929 |
25 Dec 2012 |
83 |
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Abeyance terminated in her favour 1970 |
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25 Dec 2012 |
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James Thomas Archibald Douglas-Home |
16 May 1952 |
8 May 2014 |
61 |
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8 May 2014 |
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Emily Douglas-Home |
7 Feb 1983 |
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DACRE OF GILLESLAND |
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30 Apr 1661 |
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Charles Howard |
1629 |
24 Feb 1685 |
55 |
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Created Baron Dacre of Gillesland, |
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Viscount Howard of Morpeth and Earl |
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of Carlisle 30 Apr 1661 |
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DACRE OF GLANTON |
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27 Sep 1979 |
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Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper |
15 Jan 1914 |
26 Jan 2003 |
89 |
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Created Baron Dacre of Glanton for life |
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26 Jan 2003 |
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27 Sep 1979 |
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DAER AND SHORTCLEUGH |
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4 Aug 1646 |
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Lord William Douglas-Hamilton |
24 Dec 1634 |
18 Apr 1694 |
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Created Lord
Daer and Shortcleugh |
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and Earl of Selkirk 4 Aug 1646 |
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See "Selkirk" |
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DAGWORTH |
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13 Nov 1347 |
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Sir Thomas de Dagworth |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Dagworth 13 Nov 1347 |
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Aug 1350 |
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Nicholas Dagworth |
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2 Jan 1402 |
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2 Jan 1402 |
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DAHRENDORF |
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15 Jul 1993 |
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Sir Ralf Dahrendorf |
1 May 1929 |
17 Jun 2009 |
80 |
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Created Baron Dahrendorf for life 15 Jul 1993 |
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17 Jun 2009 |
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B[L] |
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Sir Frederick Sydney Dainton |
11 Nov 1914 |
5 Dec 1997 |
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Created Baron Dainton for life 14 Feb 1986 |
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5 Dec 1997 |
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George Ramsay |
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1629 |
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Created Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie |
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William Ramsay |
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George Ramsay |
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William Ramsay |
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George Ramsay |
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William Ramsay |
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William Ramsay |
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8 Dec 1739 |
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Charles Ramsay |
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29 Jun 1764 |
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George Ramsay |
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15 Nov 1787 |
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George Ramsay |
23 Oct 1770 |
21 Mar 1838 |
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Governor of Canada 1819-1828 |
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21 Mar 1838 |
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James Andrew Broun-Ramsay |
22 Apr 1812 |
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MP for Haddington 1837-1838. President |
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of the Board of Trade 1845-1846. Governor |
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General of India 1847-1856. PC 1843 |
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Fox Maule-Ramsay,2nd Baron Panmure |
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6 Jul 1874 |
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Elgin Burghs 1838-1841. Secretary of State |
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for War 1846-1852 and 1855-1858. Lord |
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Lieutenant Angus (Forfar) 1849-1874. PC 1841 |
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KT 1853 |
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George Ramsay |
26 Apr 1806 |
20 Jul 1880 |
74 |
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Created Baron
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20 Jul 1880 |
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John William Ramsay |
29 Jan 1847 |
28 Nov 1887 |
40 |
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MP for Liverpool 1880. KT 1881 |
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Arthur George Maule Ramsay |
4 Sep 1878 |
23 Dec 1928 |
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John Gilbert Ramsay |
25 Jul 1904 |
3 May 1950 |
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3 May 1950 |
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Simon Ramsay |
17 Oct 1914 |
15 Jul 1999 |
84 |
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MP for Forfarshire 1945-1950. Lord |
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Lieutenant Angus (Forfar) 1967-1989 KT 1971 |
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James Hubert Ramsay |
17 Jan 1948 |
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B[S] |
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Sir James Douglas |
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Created Lord Dalkeith c 1430 |
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James Douglas |
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James Douglas |
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He was created Earl of Morton (qv) in 1458 |
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5 Aug 1581 |
B[S] |
1 |
Esme Stuart |
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26 May 1583 |
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Created Lord Darnley,Aubigny and |
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Dalkeith and Earl of Lennox 5 Mar 1580 |
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20 Apr 1663 |
E[S] |
1 |
James Scott,Duke of Monmouth |
9 Apr 1649 |
15 Jul 1685 |
36 |
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He was attainted and his honours forfeited |
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13 Feb 1801 |
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1835, Marylebone 1835-1837 and Tamworth |
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10 Apr 1703 |
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18 Dec 1664 |
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Rosebery 10 Apr 1703 |
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8 Apr 1703 |
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John Dalrymple,2nd Viscount of Stair |
1648 |
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of Stair 8 Apr 1703 |
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DALTON |
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28 Jan 1960 |
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Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton |
26 Aug 1887 |
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Auckland 1929-1931 and 1935-1959. |
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DALZELL |
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Robert Dalzell |
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28 Jun 1921 |
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Sir James Henry Dalziel,1st baronet |
24 Apr 1868 |
15 Jul 1935 |
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15 Jul 1935 |
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28 Jun 1921 |
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4 Jul 1927 |
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Sir Davison Alexander Dalziel,1st baronet |
17 Oct 1852 |
18 Apr 1928 |
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18 Apr 1928 |
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4 Jul 1927 |
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24 Nov 1317 |
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d'Amorie 24 Nov 1317 |
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3 Dec 1326 |
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Sir Richard d'Amorie |
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d'Amorie 3 Dec 1326 |
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Richard d'Amorie |
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29 Mar 1375 |
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DANBY |
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5 Feb 1626 |
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Henry Danvers |
28 Jun 1573 |
20 Jan 1644 |
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20 Jan 1644 |
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KG 1633 |
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27 Jun 1674 |
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Thomas Osborne,1st Viscount Latimer |
20 Feb 1632 |
26 Jul 1712 |
80 |
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and Duke of Leeds 4 May 1694 |
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DANESFORT |
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19 Feb 1924 |
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Sir John George Butcher,1st baronet |
15 Nov 1853 |
30 Jun 1935 |
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30 Jun 1935 |
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MP for York 1892-1906 and 1910-1923 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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DANGAN |
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11 Apr 1857 |
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Henry Richard Charles Wellesley,2nd Baron |
17 Jun 1804 |
15 Jul 1884 |
80 |
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Cowley |
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Created
Viscount Dangan and Earl |
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Cowley 11 Apr 1857 |
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DANNATT |
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19 Jan 2011 |
B[L] |
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Sir (Francis) Richard Dannatt |
23 Dec 1950 |
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Created Baron Dannatt for life 19 Jan 2011 |
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Chief of General Staff 2006-2009 |
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DANVERS |
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5 Feb 1626 |
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Henry Danvers |
28 Jun 1573 |
20 Jan 1644 |
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20 Jan 1644 |
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DARCY DE DARCY |
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17 Oct 1509 |
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Thomas Darcy |
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20 Jun 1538 |
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Darcy de Darcy 17 Oct 1509 |
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1548 |
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George Darcy |
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28 Aug 1557 |
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28 Aug 1557 |
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John Darcy |
1529 |
1587 |
58 |
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1587 |
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John Darcy |
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5 Jul 1635 |
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5 Jul 1635 |
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27 Jan 1332 |
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John Darcy |
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Darcy 27 Jan 1332 |
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30 May 1347 |
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John Darcy |
1317 |
5 Mar 1356 |
38 |
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5 Mar 1356 |
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John Darcy |
1351 |
26 Aug 1362 |
11 |
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Philip Darcy |
1341 |
24 Apr 1399 |
56 |
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24 Apr 1399 |
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John Darcy |
1376 |
9 Dec 1411 |
35 |
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9 Dec 1411 |
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Philip Darcy |
1397 |
2 Aug 1418 |
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2 Aug 1418 |
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16 Aug 1641 |
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Conyers Darcy |
1570 |
3 Mar 1654 |
83 |
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3 Mar 1654 |
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Conyers Darcy,1st Earl of Holdernesse |
24 Jan 1599 |
14 Jun 1689 |
90 |
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Conyers Darcy,2nd Earl of Holdernesse |
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13 Dec 1692 |
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Robert Darcy,3rd Earl of Holdernesse |
24 Nov 1681 |
20 Jan 1722 |
40 |
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Robert Darcy,4th Earl of Holdernesse |
17 May 1718 |
16 May 1778 |
59 |
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16 May 1778 |
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Amelia Godolphin |
12 Oct 1754 |
27 Jan 1784 |
29 |
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27 Jan 1784 |
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George William Frederick Osborne,later [1799] |
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6th Duke of Leeds |
21 Jul 1775 |
10 Jul 1838 |
62 |
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10 Jul 1838 |
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Francis Godolphin Darcy-Osborne, |
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7th Duke of Leeds |
21 May 1798 |
4 May 1859 |
60 |
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4 May 1859 |
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Sackville George Lane-Fox
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14 Sep 1827 |
24 Aug 1888 |
60 |
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24 Aug 1888 |
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abeyance |
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29 Sep 1903 |
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Violet Ida Evelyn Herbert |
1 Jun 1865 |
29 Apr 1929 |
63 |
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details of the barony of Fauconberg |
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29 Apr 1929 |
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Mervyn Horatio Herbert |
7 May 1904 |
23 Mar 1943 |
38 |
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23 Mar 1943 |
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Davina Marcia Ingrams
[Elected hereditary |
10 Jul 1938 |
24 Feb 2008 |
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5 Jan 1962 |
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10 Aug 1641 |
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10 Aug 1641 |
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3 Mar 1654 |
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24 Jan 1599 |
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5 Apr 1551 |
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Thomas Darcy |
4 Dec 1506 |
28 Jun 1558 |
51 |
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Created Baron Darcy of Chiche |
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5 Apr 1551 |
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28 Jun 1558 |
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3 Mar 1581 |
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Thomas Darcy |
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13 Sep 1721 |
B[I] |
1 |
James Darcy |
21 Aug 1650 |
19 Jul 1731 |
80 |
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Created Baron Darcy of Navan 13 Sep 1721 |
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D'Arcy - The Complete Peerage has it as Darcy |
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MP for Richmond 1698-1701 and 1702-1705 |
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19 Jul 1731 |
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James Darcy |
1707 |
15 Jun 1733 |
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DARCY OF NOCTON |
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29 Dec 1299 |
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Philip Darcy |
1258 |
1332 |
74 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Darcy 29 Dec 1299 |
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1332 |
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Norman Darcy |
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Apr 1340 |
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Philip Darcy |
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DARESBURY |
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21 Jun 1927 |
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Sir Gilbert Greenall,2nd baronet |
30 Mar 1867 |
24 Oct 1938 |
71 |
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Created Baron Daresbury 21 Jun 1927 |
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24 Oct 1938 |
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Edward Greenall |
12 Oct 1902 |
15 Feb 1990 |
87 |
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15 Feb 1990 |
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Edward Gilbert Greenall |
27 Nov 1928 |
9 Sep 1996 |
67 |
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9 Sep 1996 |
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Peter Gilbert Greenall |
18 Jul 1953 |
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DARLING |
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12 Jan 1924 |
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Sir Charles John Darling |
6 Dec 1849 |
29 May 1936 |
86 |
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Created Baron Darling 12 Jan 1924 |
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MP for Deptford 1888-1897. Judge of the |
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PC 1917 |
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29 May 1936 |
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Robert Charles Henry Darling |
15 May 1919 |
16 Oct 2003 |
84 |
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16 Oct 2003 |
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Robert Julian Henry Darling |
29 Apr 1944 |
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3 Jul 1974 |
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George Darling |
20 Jul 1905 |
18 Oct 1985 |
80 |
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18 Oct 1985 |
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MP for Hillsborough 1950-1974. Minister |
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1 Dec 2015 |
B[L] |
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Alistair Maclean Darling |
28 Nov 1953 |
30 Nov 2023 |
70 |
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30 Nov 2023 |
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MP for Edinburgh South West 1987-2015. Chief |
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Secretary to the Treasury 1997-1998. Secretary of |
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State for Work and Pensions 1998-2002, Transport |
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2002-2006, Scotland 2003-2006 and Trade and |
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Industry 2006-2007. Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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2007-2010. PC 1997 |
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DARLINGTON |
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20 Jan 1686 |
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Catherine Sedley |
by 1653 |
26 Oct 1717 |
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Countess of Dorchester for life 20 Jan 1686 |
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Mistress of James II |
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6 Apr 1722 |
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Charlotte Sophia Kielmansegge |
c 1673 |
20 Apr 1725 |
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3 Apr 1754 |
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Henry Vane,3rd Baron Barnard |
c 1705 |
6 Mar 1758 |
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Darlington 3 Apr 1754 |
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MP for Launceston 1726-1727, St Mawes |
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1727-1741, Ripon 1741-1747 and Durham Co. |
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1758. PC [I] 1742 |
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6 Mar 1758 |
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Henry Vane |
1726 |
8 Sep 1792 |
66 |
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MP for Downton 1749-1753 and Durham |
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1753-1758. Lord Lieutenant Durham 1758- |
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1792 |
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8 Sep 1792 |
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William Harry Vane |
27 Jul 1766 |
29 Jan 1842 |
75 |
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1833 with which title this peerage then |
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merged until its extinction in 1891 |
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DARNLEY |
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1562 |
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John Stewart |
c 1532 |
Nov 1563 |
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Francis Stewart |
c Nov 1562 |
c 1604 |
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21 Jul 1593 |
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which title this peerage then merged until forfeited |
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Charles Stuart |
1556 |
1576 |
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1576 |
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Lennox 18 Apr 1572 |
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16 Jun 1578 |
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1 |
Robert Stuart |
c 1515 |
29 Mar 1586 |
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Darnley and Earl of |
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1580 |
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Lennox 16 Jun 1578 |
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1 |
Esme Stuart |
c 1542 |
26 May 1583 |
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Lennox 5 Aug 1581 |
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9 Sep 1675 |
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Charles Lennox |
29 Jul 1672 |
27 May 1723 |
50 |
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Setrington,Earl of |
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March and Duke
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1675 and Lord of Torboltoun,Earl of |
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Darnley and Duke of Lennox 9 Sep 1675 |
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29 Jun 1725 |
E[I] |
1 |
John Bligh |
28 Dec 1687 |
12 Sep 1728 |
40 |
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Created Baron Clifton of Rathmore |
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14 Sep 1721,Viscount Darnley 7 Mar |
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1723 and Earl of Darnley 29 Jun 1725 |
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12 Sep 1728 |
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Edward Bligh |
9 Nov 1715 |
22 Jul 1747 |
31 |
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22 Jul 1747 |
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John Bligh |
1 Oct 1719 |
31 Jul 1781 |
61 |
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MP for Maidstone 1741-1747 |
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31 Jul 1781 |
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John Bligh |
30 Jun 1767 |
17 Mar 1831 |
63 |
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17 Mar 1831 |
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Edward Bligh |
25 Feb 1795 |
11 Feb 1835 |
39 |
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MP for Canterbury 1818-1830. Lord |
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Lieutenant Meath 1831-1835 |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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11 Feb 1835 |
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John Stuart Bligh |
16 Apr 1827 |
14 Dec 1896 |
69 |
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14 Dec 1896 |
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Edward Henry Stuart Bligh |
21 Aug 1851 |
31 Oct 1900 |
49 |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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31 Oct 1900 |
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8 |
Ivo Francis Walter Bligh |
13 Mar 1859 |
10 Apr 1927 |
68 |
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10 Apr 1927 |
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Esme Ivo Bligh |
11 Oct 1886 |
29 May 1955 |
68 |
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He succeeded as 18th Lord Clifton of Leighton |
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Bromswold in 1937 |
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29 May 1955 |
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Peter Stuart Bligh |
1 Oct 1915 |
15 Jun 1980 |
64 |
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15 Jun 1980 |
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11 |
Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh |
8 Nov 1941 |
18 Jun 2017 |
75 |
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18 Jun 2017 |
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Ivo Donald Stuart Bligh |
17 Apr 1968 |
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11 Nov 2019 |
B[L] |
1 |
Nigel Kim Darroch |
30 April 1954 |
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Created Baron Darroch of Kew for life 11 Nov 2019 |
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28 Jul 1675 |
B |
1 |
Charles FitzCharles |
1657 |
17 Oct 1680 |
23 |
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17 Oct 1680 |
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Totness and Earl of
Plymouth |
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28 Jul 1675 |
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Illegitimate son of Charles II |
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2 Dec 1682 |
B |
1 |
George Legge |
1647 |
25 Oct 1691 |
44 |
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Created Baron Dartmouth 2 Dec 1682 |
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MP for Ludgershall 1668-1679 and |
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Portsmouth 1679-1682. Lord Lieutenant |
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Tower Hamlets. PC
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25 Oct 1691 |
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William Legge |
14 Oct 1672 |
15 Dec 1750 |
78 |
5 Sep 1711 |
E |
1 |
Created Viscount Lewisham and Earl |
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of Dartmouth 5 Sep 1711 |
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Secretary of State 1710-1713. Lord Privy |
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15 Dec 1750 |
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William Legge |
20 Jun 1731 |
15 Jul 1801 |
70 |
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President of the Board of Trade 1765-1766 |
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Secretary of State for Colonies 1772-1775 |
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Lord Privy Seal 1775-1782. PC 1765 |
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15 Jul 1801 |
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George Legge |
3 Oct 1755 |
10 Nov 1810 |
55 |
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MP for Plymouth 1778-1780 and Staffordshire |
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1780-1786. President of the India Board |
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1801. PC 1801 KG 1805 |
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Acceleration as Baron Dartmouth 15 Jun 1801 |
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10 Nov 1810 |
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William Legge |
29 Nov 1784 |
22 Nov 1853 |
68 |
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MP for Milborne Port 1810 |
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22 Nov 1853 |
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William Walter Legge |
12 Aug 1823 |
4 Aug 1891 |
67 |
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MP for
Staffordshire South 1849-1853. |
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Lord Lieutenant Stafford 1887-1891 |
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4 Aug 1891 |
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William Heneage Legge |
6 May 1851 |
11 Mar 1936 |
84 |
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MP for Kent West 1878-1885 and Lewisham |
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1885-1891. Lord Lieutenant Stafford |
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1891-1927 PC 1885 |
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11 Mar 1936 |
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William Legge |
22 Feb 1881 |
28 Feb 1958 |
77 |
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MP for West Bromwich 1910-1918 |
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28 Feb 1958 |
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Humphrey Legge |
14 Mar 1888 |
16 Oct 1962 |
74 |
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16 Oct 1962 |
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Gerald Humphry Legge |
26 Apr 1924 |
14 Dec 1997 |
73 |
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14 Dec 1997 |
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William Legge |
23 Sep 1949 |
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28 May 1770 |
B[I] |
1 |
Thomas Dawson |
25 Feb 1725 |
1 Mar 1813 |
88 |
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12 Jul 1866 |
E |
1 |
Richard Dawson,3rd Baron Cremorne |
7 Sep 1817 |
12 May 1897 |
79 |
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Created Baron Dartrey 20 Sep 1847 |
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and Earl of Dartrey 12 Jul 1866 |
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Lord Lieutenant Monaghan 1871-1897 |
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KP 1855 |
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12 May 1897 |
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2 |
Vesey Dawson |
22 Apr 1842 |
14 Jun 1920 |
78 |
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MP for Monaghan 1865-1868 |
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Anthony Lucius Dawson |
12 May 1855 |
9 Feb 1933 |
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12 Feb 1946 |
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John Percival Davies |
28 Mar 1885 |
26 Dec 1950 |
65 |
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26 Feb 1950 |
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Cedric Percival Davies |
18 Feb 1915 |
9 Dec 1988 |
73 |
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9 Dec 1988 |
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Roger Michael Davies |
28 Jun 1938 |
26 May 2011 |
72 |
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26 May 2011 |
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Paul Davies |
20 Feb 1962 |
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12 Feb 1923 |
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Herbert Pike Pease |
7 May 1867 |
10 May 1949 |
82 |
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10 May 1949 |
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Jocelyn Arthur Pike Pease |
30 May 1908 |
5 Apr 1994 |
85 |
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5 Apr 1994 |
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12 Jul 2007 |
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Sir Ara Warkes Darzi |
7 May 1960 |
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12 Jul 2007 |
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DAUBENY |
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2 Nov 1295 |
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Elias Daubeny |
1264 |
1305 |
41 |
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Daubeny 2 Nov 1295 |
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Ralph Daubeny |
3 Mar 1305 |
after 1342 |
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Giles Daubeny |
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24 Jun 1386 |
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24 Jun 1386 |
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Giles Daubeny |
1371 |
22 Aug 1403 |
32 |
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22 Aug 1403 |
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John Daubeny |
1394 |
1409 |
15 |
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Giles Daubeny |
20 Oct 1393 |
11 Jan 1446 |
52 |
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11 Jan 1446 |
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William Daubeny |
11 Jun 1424 |
2 Jun 1461 |
36 |
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2 Jun 1461 |
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Giles Daubeny |
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28 May 1508 |
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28 May 1508 |
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Henry Daubeny,1st Earl of Bridgewater |
Dec 1493 |
12 Apr 1548 |
54 |
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8 Apr 1548 |
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23 Aug 1664 |
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James Stuart |
11 Jul 1663 |
20 Jun 1667 |
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20 Jun 1667 |
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Edgar Stuart |
14 Sep 1667 |
8 Jun 1671 |
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8 Jun 1671 |
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DAVENTRY |
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3 May 1943 |
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Muriel FitzRoy |
8 Aug 1869 |
8 Jul 1962 |
92 |
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Daventry |
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3 May 1943 |
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8 Jul 1962 |
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Robert Oliver FitzRoy |
10 Jan 1893 |
19 Jan 1986 |
93 |
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19 Jan 1986 |
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Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy |
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Newdegate |
17 Dec 1921 |
15 Feb 2000 |
78 |
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Lord Lieutenant Warwickshire 1990-1997 |
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15 Feb 2000 |
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James Edward FitzRoy Newdegate |
27 Jul 1960 |
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13 Aug 1894 |
B[L] |
1 |
Sir Horace Davey |
29 Aug 1833 |
20 Feb 1907 |
73 |
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20 Feb 1907 |
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MP for
Christchurch 1880-1885 and |
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Stockton 1888-1892. Solicitor General |
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1886. Lord Justice of Appeal 1893-1894. |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1894-1907 |
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PC 1893 |
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DAVID |
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28 Apr 1978 |
B[L] |
1 |
Nora Ratcliff David |
23 Sep 1913 |
29 Nov 2009 |
96 |
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29 Nov 2009 |
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DAVIDSON |
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11 Jun 1937 |
V |
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Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson |
23 Feb 1889 |
11 Dec 1970 |
81 |
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Created Viscount Davidson 11 Jun 1937 |
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MP for Hemel Hempstead 1920-1923 and |
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1924-1937. Chancellor of the Duchy of |
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Lancaster
1923-1924 and 1931-1937. |
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CH 1923 PC 1928 |
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11 Dec 1970 |
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John Andrew Davidson |
22 Dec 1928 |
20 Jul 2012 |
83 |
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20 Jul 2012 |
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3 |
Malcolm William MacKenzie Davidson |
28 Aug 1934 |
27 Sep 2019 |
85 |
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27 Sep 2019 |
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John Nicolas Alexander Davidson |
1971 |
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22 Mar 2006 |
B[L] |
1 |
Neil Forbes Davidson |
13 Sep 1950 |
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Created Baron Davidson of Glen Clova for life |
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22 Mar 2006 |
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Solicitor-General for Scotland 2000-2001 |
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Advocate General for Scotland 2006- |
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DAVIDSON OF LAMBETH |
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14 Nov 1928 |
B |
1 |
Randall Thomas Davidson |
7 Apr 1848 |
25 May 1930 |
82 |
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25 May 1930 |
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Lambeth 14 Nov 1928 |
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Winchester 1895-1903. Archbishop of |
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Canterbury 1903-1928.
PC 1903 |
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16 Jul 2021 |
B[L] |
1 |
Ruth Elizabeth Davidson |
10 Nov 1978 |
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Created Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links for life |
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16 Jul 2021 |
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DAVIES |
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21 Jun 1932 |
B |
1 |
David Davies |
11 May 1880 |
16 Jun 1944 |
64 |
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Created Baron Davies 21 Jun 1932 |
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MP for Montgomeryshire 1906-1929 |
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16 Jun 1944 |
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David Davies |
16 Jan 1915 |
25 Sep 1944 |
29 |
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25 Sep 1944 |
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3 |
David Davies |
2 Oct 1940 |
7 Feb 2024 |
83 |
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7 Feb 2024 |
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David Daniel Davies |
23 Oct 1975 |
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DAVIES OF ABERSOCH |
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2 Feb 2009 |
B[L] |
1 |
Evan Mervyn Davies |
21 Nov 1952 |
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Created Baron Davies of Brixton for life |
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2 Feb 2020 |
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DAVIES OF BRIXTON |
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18 Sep 2020 |
B[L] |
1 |
Brinley Howard Davies |
17 May 1944 |
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Created Baron Davies of Abersoch for life |
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18 Sep 2020 |
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DAVIES OF COITY |
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1 Oct 1997 |
B[L] |
1 |
David Garfield Davies |
24 Jun 1935 |
4 March 2019 |
84 |
to |
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4 March 2019 |
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1 Oct 1997 |
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4 Sep 1952 |
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09 Oct 2019 |
B[L] |
1 |
Henry Byron Davies |
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Created Baron Davies of Gower for life on 10 Oct 2019 |
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28 Sep 1970 |
B[L] |
1 |
Harold Davies |
31 Jul 1904 |
28 Oct 1985 |
81 |
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28 Oct 1985 |
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28 Sep 1970 |
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MP for Leek 1945-1970.
PC 1969 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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3 Oct 1997 |
B[L] |
1 |
Bryan Davies |
9 Nov 1939 |
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Created Baron Davies of Oldham for life |
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3 Oct 1997 |
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MP for Enfield North 1974-1979 and Oldham |
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Central and Royton 1992-1997. PC 2006 |
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8 Jul 1974 |
B[L] |
1 |
Gwilym Elfred Davies |
9 Oct 1913 |
28 Apr 1992 |
78 |
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28 Apr 1992 |
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8 Jul 1974 |
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MP for Rhondda East 1959-1974 |
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7 Jul 2010 |
B[L] |
1 |
John Quentin Davies |
29 May 1944 |
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Created Baron Davies of Stamford for life |
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7 Jul 2010 |
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MP for Stamford and Spalding 1987-1997 and |
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Grantham and Stamford 1997-2010 |
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29 Sep 1919 |
V |
1 |
Douglas Haig |
19 Jun 1861 |
29 Jan 1928 |
66 |
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Created Baron Haig,Viscount Dawick |
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and Earl Haig 29 Sep 1919 |
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24 Jul 1897 |
B |
1 |
Hugh Richard Dawnay,8th Viscount Downe |
20 Jul 1844 |
21 Jan 1924 |
79 |
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Created Baron Dawnay 24 Jul 1897 |
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See "Downe" |
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DAWNAY OF COWICK |
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9 Jun 1796 |
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John Christopher Burton Dawnay, |
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5th Viscount Downe |
15 Nov 1764 |
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Created Baron Dawnay of Cowick |
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DAWSON |
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29 May 1770 |
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William Henry Dawson |
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Created Baron Dawson 29 May 1770 |
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and Viscount Carlow 24 Jul 1776 |
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See "Carlow" |
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DAWSON OF PENN |
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30 Oct 1936 |
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Bertrand Edward Dawson |
9 Mar 1864 |
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7 Mar 1945 |
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9 Feb 1920 and Viscount Dawson of |
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Penn 30 Oct 1936 |
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DEAN OF BESWICK |
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28 Sep 1983 |
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Joseph Jabez Dean |
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26 Feb 1999 |
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28 Sep 1983 |
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MP for Leeds West 1974-1983 |
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DEAN OF HARPTREE |
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5 Oct 1993 |
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Sir (Arthur) Paul Dean |
14 Sep 1924 |
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1 Apr 2009 |
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5 Oct 1993 |
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MP for
Somerset North 1964-1983 and |
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Woodspring 1983-1992.
PC 1991 |
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DEAN OF THORNTON-LE-FYLDE |
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12 Oct 1993 |
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Brenda Dean |
29 Apr 1943 |
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13 Mar 2018 |
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le-Fylde for life 12 Oct 1993 |
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DEAR |
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15 Jun 2006 |
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Sir Geoffrey James Dear |
20 Sep 1937 |
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Created Baron Dear for life 15 Jun 2006 |
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DEARING |
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13 Feb 1998 |
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Sir Ronald Ernest Dearing |
27 Jul 1930 |
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DEBEN |
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21 Jun 2010 |
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John Selwyn Gummer |
26 Nov 1939 |
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Created Baron Deben for life 21 Jun 2010 |
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MP for Lewisham West 1970-1974,Eye 1979-1983 |
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and Suffolk Coastal 1983-2010. Minister of State |
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for Agriculture,Fisheries and Food 1989-1993. |
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Secretary of State for the Environment 1993-1997 |
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PC 1985 |
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Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre ("of the
South") |
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The
9th Lord Dacre was executed on 29 June 1541 for murder. The following account
of his |
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crime is taken from "Annales, or a
Generale Chronicle of England from Brute until the present |
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yeare of Christ 1580" by John Stow, first
published in 1580. I have taken the liberty of |
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modernising the spelling. |
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'The same day that he suffered [this refers to
the execution of Leonard Grey, Viscount Grane], |
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there were executed at Saint Thomas Waterings
three gentlemen, John Mantel, John Frouds, |
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and George Roidon. They died for a murder
committed in Sussex (as their indictment imported) |
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in
company of Thomas Fines Lord Dacres of the South. The truth thereof was thus.
The said |
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Lord Dacres, through the lewd persuasion of
some of them, as hath been reported, meaning to |
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hunt in the park of Nicholas Pelham, esquire,
at Laughton in the same county of Sussex, being |
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accompanied with the said Mantell, Frouds, and
Roidon, John Cheney, and T[homas] Isley |
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gentlemen, and Richard Middleton and John
Goldwel, yeomen, passed from his house of |
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Hurstmonseux the last of April in the night
season, toward the same park where they intended |
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so to hunt, and coming into a place called
Pikehay, in the parish of Hillingley, they found one |
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John
Busbrig, James Busbrig, and Richard Somener, standing there together; and as
it fell out |
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through
quarrelling, there ensued a fray betwixt the said Lord Dacres and his company
on the |
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one part, and the said John and James Busbrig
and Richard Somener on the other, inasmuch |
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that the said John Busbrig received such hurt,
that he died thereof on the second of May next |
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ensuing; whereupon as well the said Lord
Dacres, as those that were with him, and divers |
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other likewise that were appointed to go
another way to meet them at the said park, were |
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indicted of murder, and the seven and twentieth
of June the Lord Dacres himself was arraigned |
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before
the Lord Audley of Walden, the lord chancellor, sitting that day as High
Steward of |
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England, with other peers of the realm about
him, who then and there condemned the said |
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L.
Dacres to die for the transgression; and afterwards the nine and twentieth of
June being |
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St. Peter's day, at eleven of the clock in the
forenoon, the Sheriffs of London accordingly as |
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they were appointed, were ready at the Tower to
have received the said prisoner, and him to |
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have led to execution on the Tower Hill. But as
the prisoner should come forth of the Tower, |
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one Heire a gentleman of the Lord Chancellor's
house came, and in the King's name commanded |
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them to stay the execution till two of the
clock in the afternoon, which caused many to think |
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that the king would have granted his pardon.
But nevertheless at 3 of the clock in the same |
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afternoon he was brought forth of the Tower,
and delivered to the Sheriffs, who led him on foot |
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betwixt them unto Tyburn, where he died. His
body was buried in the church of St. Sepulchre; |
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he was not past four and twenty years of age
when he came thus through great mishap to his |
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end; for whom many sore lamented, and likewise
for the other three gentlemen, Mantell, Frouds, |
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and Roidon, but chiefly for the said young Lord
being a right towardly gentleman.' |
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John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie |
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John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie,
married Lady Ida Louisa Bennet, daughter of the |
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6th Earl of Tankerville in December 1877. Lord
and Lady Dalhousie were returning from a visit |
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to the United States in November 1887 when Lady
Dalhousie's ill-health forced them to break |
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their journey at Le Havre, where, in spite of
expert medical attention, she died of peritonitis. |
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Lord Dalhousie was heartbroken by the death of
his wife and, after retiring to bed on the day |
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of her death, never awoke, having apparently
suffered an apoplectic fit in his sleep, thereby |
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surviving the death of his wife by less than 24
hours. |
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Gilbert Greenall, son and heir of the 1st Baron
Daresbury (2 October 1901-27 July 1928) |
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Greenall was killed in a motor accident in July
1928. The following account of the subsequent |
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inquest appeared in "The Irish Times"
of 31 July 1928:- |
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'A
verdict of "accidental death" was returned at the inquest yesterday
on the Hon. Gilbert |
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Greenall, son and heir of Lord Daresbury, of
Walton Hall, Warrington, who was killed when his |
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motor car came into collision with a motor
lorry last Friday evening. The jury recommended that |
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special
warning notices should be placed inside and outside the park at the Forest
gate of |
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Windsor Great Park, where the collision occurred. |
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'Mr. Greenall, who was twenty-seven years of
age, was a lieutenant in the Life Guards, stationed |
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at Combermere Barracks, Windsor. |
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'Colonel Monckton Arundell, officer commanding
the Life Guards at Combermere Barracks, gave |
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evidence of identification, and said that
Lieutenant Greenall was on his way back to barracks at |
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the time of the accident to take up duty for
the remainder of the evening, having arranged to |
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relieve another officer. He lived in the
barracks. After the accident the body was removed to the |
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house of Colonel the Hon. Claud Willoughby,
deputy ranger, Windsor Park. |
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'Replying
to the Coroner, Colonel Arundell said that the Forest gate was wide enough
and easy |
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enough to get through, but there was a curve in
the road which presented difficulties. The |
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position
of the lodge prevented drivers from the direction of Ascot seeing anything
coming |
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through
the gate: also the road had a high crown, with steep sides. This construction
of the road |
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rather
inclined every car automatically to hang to the crown, and the road was
greasy after the |
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heavy rain of the previous day. |
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'Witness
stated, in reply to Mr. J.B. Kelly, deputy clerk to the Berkshire County
Council, that Mr. |
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Greenall
was familiar with the road. This blind corner was well known to him, and he
knew that |
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the lodge gate was there. |
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'Charles Munns, Mr. Greenall's chauffeur, said
he was sitting in the car (a 45 h.p. saloon) at the |
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left-hand side of his master, who was driving. |
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"We were coming," he continued,
"from Ascot and making towards Windsor about 7.30 or 7.45, |
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and
as we came round the bend in the road we found ourselves on top of a lorry
coming in the |
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opposite
direction out of the gate as we were trying to go in. There was not room for
us, and |
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there was not time to do anything." |
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'Replying to the Coroner, the witness said they
were not driving fast because they had slowed up |
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to
go through at about 25 to 30 miles an hour. The lorry struck the car near the
driver's seat. |
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The car was
badly damaged and the wind screen smashed. |
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"I
was not much hurt," added Mr. Munns, who had a bandage round his head.
"I bumped my head |
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and
was a bit shaken, but I scrambled out of the car to do what I could for Mr.
Greenall. He was |
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still
sitting in the driver's seat holding two pieces of the broken [steering]
wheel in his hand. Mr. |
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Greenall was a good, experienced driver. I sat
by him with confidence, as I always did." |
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'Replying to Mr. P. Rutland, who appeared for
the owner of the lorry, Mr. Munns said the lorry was |
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on
the left hand side of the car. Mr. Rutland - And you were on the crown of the
road, were you |
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not? - We had to be to go into the gates. |
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'Dr.
C. Wingfield, who was motoring in Windsor Park when the accident happened,
said he found |
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Mr.
Greenall wedged behind the steering wheel. A man was holding him to prevent
him falling out |
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of the broken side of the car. |
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"He
was unconscious," said Dr. Wingfield, "and it was obvious that his
injuries were such that |
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nothing
could help him. He was on the point of dying, and I left the man holding him
while I |
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collected
the other injured people from the lorry and put them by the side of the road.
When I |
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returned a few minutes later Mr. Greenall was
dead." |
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'William Loomes, the driver of the lorry, whose
right arm was fractured in the collision, was |
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assisted into court by police officers. His
head was swathed in bandages, and his injured arm, |
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which was in splints, rested on a pillow on the
Coroner's table while he gave evidence. "When I |
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first saw the car," he said, "I was
riding upon the near side of the road as far as I could go |
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without getting on the grass. The car was dead
in the centre of the road. I swerved right over |
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on to the grass, and if the car had gone
straight on they would have been no accident. The |
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driver of the car applied his brake, and
skidded into me broadside. It swung my lorry right round." |
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"I don't think there is any doubt,"
said the Coroner, "that it was a very considerable speed at |
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which the motor car approached the
comparatively narrow gate and curve, and I think we can |
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come to the conclusion that it was too great
under the circumstances." |
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Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley |
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The 5th Earl died following an accident which
occurred on his estate. The following report |
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appeared in 'The [London] Examiner' on 15
February 1835:- |
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'We regret to state that, on Wednesday, whilst
Lord Darnley was engaged in giving directions |
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to some workmen employed in felling timber in
Cobham park, he took up an axe with the intention |
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of lopping a branch, when unfortunately he
struck his foot, cut off one toe, and nearly severed |
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another. Had not his Lordship's boot been
thick, the accident might have been fatal. An express |
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was
despatched to Gravesend immediately for Mr. Beaumont, the medical attendant,
and it is |
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hoped no serious consequences will ensue.' |
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Unfortunately for Lord Darnley, the optimism
expressed in the above report was not to be. On |
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13 February, 'The Times' reported:- |
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'We are concerned to state that the Earl of
Darnley, who, it will be remembered, some days |
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since was reported to have met with an accident
by a blow from an axe, which separated two of |
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his Lordship's toes, departed this life
yesterday, at three o'clock, at his seat, Cobham hall. It |
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appears that tetanus was induced from the
effect of the wound, and it was found necessary to |
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call in Sir Benjamin Brodie, who, accompanied
by Mr. Buckley Bolton, consulting-surgeon to his |
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Lordship, proceeded to Cobham-hall on Tuesday
last, and on their arrival sent off for Dr. Farr; |
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but the symptoms increased rapidly, and, in
defiance of every remedy that could be suggested, |
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ultimately proved fatal. His Lordship expired
in the 40th year of his age, leaving his Countess |
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with five children, the eldest of whom, now in
his eighth year, succeeds to the title and estates.' |
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Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley |
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The following is an article which appeared in
The Washington Post of 11 June 1900. |
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'The Earl of Darnley, who has just created a
sensation by proclaiming his refusal to take his seat |
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in the House of Lords, or the customary oath of
allegiance to the Queen, is the same nobleman |
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who, prior to his father's death, wrote the
Irish National leaders offering his support, which was |
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declined on the ground that the admittance of
such a rank lunatic to their party would tend to |
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harm
rather than to advance the cause of Erin. His refusal to take the oath of
allegiance is by |
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no
means his first act of disrespect to the crown since his accession to the
earldom. Not very |
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long ago he made a public announcement that he
no longer proposed to assume court mourning |
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when the latter was decreed by the lord
chamberlain in the name of the Queen. Had the earl |
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merely
abstained from putting himself in black no one would have made any remark.
But the |
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publicity of his announcement served to call
down upon his head the wrath of his brother-in- |
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law,
a country rector, who wrote, through his lawyer, to demand, under a threat of
legal |
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proceedings
entailing fine and imprisonment, that the earl should don mourning whenever
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latter
was officially ordered in the name of the sovereign. There is still in force
a statute |
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enacted
several centuries ago which provides for the severe punishment of any peer of
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realm
or court dignitary who neglects to obey the sumptuary behests of the monarch
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connection with tokens of mourning. This law
has never, save on this occasion, been invoked |
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in modern times, and no one would have dreamed
of its existence had it not been unearthed |
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from some ancient records for the purpose of
satisfying a family spite. |
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'Another form of eccentricity on the part of
the earl is his attitude toward vaccination. Not |
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content with expressing disapproval of the
vaccination laws, he actually is the leading spirit |
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of a crusade to encourage people to defy the
laws on the subject, devoting all the money that |
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he can spare to paying the fines and legal
expenses of those indicted for neglecting to have |
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their progeny vaccinated.' [There are a number
of references in The Times during the 1880s |
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to court cases regarding vaccinations which
involved Lord Clifton, as he was then known]. |
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'The miscarriage of justice with which he
charges the law advisers of the crown, and which he |
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puts forward as the grounds for his refusal to
take the oath of allegiance to the Queen or his |
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seat in the House of Lords, is not connected to
his claim to the Dukedom of Lennox, now held |
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by the Duke of Richmond, but relates to a
coroner's inquest held at Dumpton Park, in January |
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1887, on the body of a young boy in his employ
of the name of Albert Victor Fox, who had been |
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found dead by hanging in the saddle-room of
Dumpton Park, tenanted by Lord Darnley, who at |
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that time bore the title of Lord Clifton. The
latter was then, as now, in a perpetual state of |
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warfare with his neighbours, high and low, and
the mysterious character of young Fox's death, |
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as well as evidence tendered at the inquest,
which was manifestly dictated by animosity toward |
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Lord
Clifton rather than by any regard for the truth, had the effect of causing
the coroner's |
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jury, composed of people strongly prejudiced
against the nobleman, to return a verdict which, |
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while not actually declaring him legally guilty
of the boy's death, intimated that he was morally |
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responsible, the wording of the verdict being
such as to give colour to the vile charges brought |
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against
Lord Clifton. The latter immediately afterward, and likewise since his
accession to the |
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Earldom of Darnley, has repeatedly endeavoured
through the agency of the great law officers |
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of the crown to have this verdict affecting his
honour quashed and removed from the records. |
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But in the first place there are legal
difficulties in the way of any such action, and, secondly, |
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the earl is so incoherent, eccentric and
aggressive that he cannot find any one of the proper |
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people willing to take up the matter. |
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'That he still feels himself under a species of
moral cloud through the refusal of the great law |
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officers to do him justice in connection with
this affair is apparent not only from his utterances |
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last week to his tenantry in County Meath, but
likewise from the letter which he wrote some |
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four years ago to the various London papers for
the purpose of explaining in the most incoherent |
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and disconnected fashion, it is true, his
refusal to attend the inquest held a short time |
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previously on the body of his unmarried sister,
Lady Mary Bligh, who was found drowned in the |
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lake of the Darnley country seat, Cobham Hall,
in Kent [on 5 July 1896]. Lord Darnley declared |
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in his letter that after his "dreadful
experience" in connection with the coroner's inquest at |
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Dumpton Park in 1887 on the boy, Albert Victor
Fox, he had made up his mind never again to |
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have
anything whatsoever to do with legal proceedings of that character, but at
the same time |
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he wished to express publicly his dissent from
the finding of the jury on the circumstances of |
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Lady Mary's death. According to the jury the
unfortunate girl had committed suicide while in a |
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state of temporary insanity, brought on by
overstudy and likewise by an unfortunate "affair de |
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coeur," the fact that this delicate and
refined girl being demented at the time being rendered |
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evident by the circumstances that previous to
drowning herself she had divested herself of all |
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her clothing, folding them carefully together
and laying them in a pile on the bank. Lord Darnley |
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insisted that Lady Mary could not have been
insane since he had received a perfectly sensible |
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letter from her, dated a few hours previous to
the tragedy, which he ascribed to the effects of |
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an attack of "migraine." |
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The 7th Earl was a reasonably good cricketer.
His brief biography on the Cricinfo webpage reads |
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as follows:- |
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'Tall and burly, Lord Clifton was a fast
round-arm bowler and a hard-hitting batsman who was |
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the mainstay of the Eton side in 1869 and 1870
but who faded from the scene after a handful |
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of
appearances for Kent. A volatile character, his background meant that he was
tolerated |
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rather than liked, but by the time he succeeded
his father as the 7th Earl of Darnley in 1896 |
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he was suffering from delusions and paranoia.
He died four years later.' |
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His brother Ivo Bligh, who succeeded him as 8th
Earl, was a far more famous cricketer. He led |
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the English team during their tour of Australia
in 1882-83 which regained the Ashes. The small |
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terracotta urn which holds the Ashes was
presented to him during that tour by a group of |
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Melbourne women, one of whom was Florence
Morphy, whom he later married. |
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