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HABGOOD |
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| 8 Sep 1995 |
B[L] |
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John Stapylton Habgood |
23 Jun 1927 |
8 March 2019 |
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Created Baron Habgood for life 8 Sep 1995 |
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| 8 March 2019 |
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Archbishop of York 1983-1995. PC 1983 |
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HACHE |
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| 6 Feb 1299 |
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Eustace de Hache |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Hache 6 Feb 1299 |
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HACKING |
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| 2 Jul 1945 |
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Sir Douglas Hewitt Hacking,1st baronet |
4 Aug 1884 |
29 Jul 1950 |
65 |
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Created Baron Hacking 2 Jul 1945 |
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MP for Chorley 1918-1945.
PC 1929 |
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| 29 Jul 1950 |
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Douglas Eric Hacking |
7 Dec 1910 |
7 Nov 1971 |
60 |
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| 7 Nov 1971 |
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Douglas David Hacking |
17 Apr 1938 |
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HADDINGTON |
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| 11 Jun 1606 |
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John Ramsay |
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28 Feb 1626 |
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Created Lord Ramsay of Barns and |
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Viscount of Haddington 11 Jun 1606, |
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Lord Ramsay of Melrose 25 Aug 1615 |
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and Baron of Kingston upon Thames |
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and Earl of Holdernesse 22 Jan 1621 |
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| 17 Aug 1627 |
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1 |
Thomas Hamilton |
1563 |
29 May 1637 |
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Created Lord Binning 30 Nov 1613 and |
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Earl of Melrose 20 Mar 1619. |
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Haddington 17 Aug 1627 |
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| 29 May 1637 |
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Thomas Hamilton |
25 May 1600 |
30 Aug 1640 |
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Thomas Hamilton |
c 1625 |
8 Feb 1645 |
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John Hamilton |
c 1626 |
31 Aug 1669 |
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Charles Hamilton |
c 1650 |
May 1685 |
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Thomas Hamilton |
29 Aug 1680 |
28 Nov 1735 |
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Lord Lieutenant Haddington 1716. KT 1717 |
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| 28 Nov 1735 |
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Thomas Hamilton |
1720 |
19 May 1794 |
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Charles Hamilton |
5 Jul 1753 |
17 Mar 1828 |
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Lord Lieutenant Haddington 1804-1823 |
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| 17 Mar 1828 |
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Thomas Hamilton |
21 Jun 1780 |
1 Dec 1858 |
78 |
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Created Baron Melros 24 Jul 1827 |
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MP for St.Germans 1802-1806, Cockermouth |
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1807, Callington 1807-1812, Mitchell |
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1814-1818, Rochester 1818-1826 and |
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Yarmouth 1826-1827. Lord Lieutenant of |
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Ireland 1834-1835. First Lord of the |
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Admiralty 1841-1846. Lord Privy Seal 1846 |
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| 1 Dec 1858 |
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George Baillie-Hamilton |
14 Apr 1802 |
25 Jun 1870 |
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| 25 Jun 1870 |
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George Baillie-Hamilton |
26 Jul 1827 |
11 Jun 1917 |
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Lord Lieutenant Haddington 1876-1917 |
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| 11 Jun 1917 |
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George Baillie-Hamilton |
18 Sep 1894 |
17 Apr 1986 |
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Lord Lieutenant Berwickshire 1952-1969 |
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| 17 Apr 1986 |
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John George Baillie-Hamilton |
21 Dec 1941 |
5 Jul 2016 |
74 |
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| 5 Jul 2016 |
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George Edmund Baldred Baillie-Hamilton |
27 Dec 1985 |
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HADDO |
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| 30 Nov 1682 |
B[S] |
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George Gordon |
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20 Apr 1720 |
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Created Lord Haddo,Methlick,Tarves |
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and Kellie,Viscount of Formantine and |
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Earl of Aberdeen
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| 15 May 1915 |
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John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon,7th Earl |
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of Aberdeen |
3 Aug 1847 |
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Created Earl of Haddo and Marquess |
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of Aberdeen and Temair 15 May 1915 |
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See "Aberdeen" |
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| 2 Feb 1950 |
B |
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Leslie Haden Haden-Guest |
10 Mar 1877 |
20 Aug 1960 |
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Created Baron Haden-Guest 2 Feb 1950 |
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MP for Southwark North 1923-1927 and |
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Islington North 1937-1950. |
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| 20 Aug 1960 |
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Stephen Haden Haden-Guest |
7 Jun 1902 |
21 Dec 1974 |
72 |
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| 21 Dec 1974 |
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Richard Haden Haden-Guest |
20 Jul 1904 |
26 May 1987 |
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| 26 May 1987 |
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Peter Haden Haden-Guest |
29 Aug 1913 |
8 Apr 1996 |
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| 8 Apr 1996 |
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Christopher Haden-Guest |
5 Feb 1948 |
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| 9 Oct 2015 |
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William Jefferson Hague |
26 Mar 1961 |
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Created Baron Hague of Richmond for life |
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9 Oct 2015 |
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MP for Richmond (Yorkshire) 1989-2015. Secretary |
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of State for Wales 1995-1997. Leader of the |
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Conservative Party and the Opposition 1997-2001. |
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Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary 2010-2014. |
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First Secretary of State 2010-2015. Leader of |
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the House of Commons 2014-2015. PC 1995 |
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| 29 Sep 1919 |
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Sir Douglas Haig |
19 Jun 1861 |
29 Jan 1928 |
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Created Baron Haig,Viscount Dawick |
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and Earl Haig 29 Sep 1919 |
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| 29 Jan 1928 |
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George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig |
15 Mar 1918 |
10 Jul 2009 |
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Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig |
30 Jun 1961 |
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| 15 Feb 1957 |
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Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn |
2 Apr 1901 |
5 Nov 1974 |
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Beckenham 1950-1957. Minister of Works |
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1955-1957. Governor General of the West |
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Indies 1957-1962.
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| 15 Jul 1936 |
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Sir William Malcolm Hailey |
15 Feb 1872 |
1 Jun 1969 |
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Governor of Punjab 1924-1928 and United |
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Provinces 1928-1934.
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Sir Douglas McGarel Hogg |
28 Feb 1872 |
16 Aug 1950 |
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Created Baron Hailsham 5 Apr 1928 |
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and Viscount Hailsham 4 Jul 1929 |
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MP for St.Marylebone 1922-1928. Attorney |
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General 1923-1924 and 1924-1928. Lord |
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Chancellor 1928-1929 and 1935-1938. |
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Secretary of State for War 1931-1935. |
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Lord President of the Council 1938. |
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Quintin McGarel Hogg |
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12 Oct 2001 |
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MP for Oxford 1938-1950 and St.Marylebone |
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President of the Council 1959 and 1960-1964 |
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Lord Privy Seal 1959-1960. Minister for |
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Science and Technology 1959-1964. Lord |
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Chancellor 1970-1974 and 1979-1987. |
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PC 1956 CH
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Douglas Martin Hogg |
5 Feb 1945 |
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North Hykeham 1997-2010. Minister of State for |
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Industry 1989-1990. Minister of State,Foreign |
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Office 1990-1995. Minister of Agriculture Fisheries |
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Created Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe for life |
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12 Oct 2015 |
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| 12 Oct 2015 |
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Douglas Martin Hogg,3rd Viscount Hailsham |
5 Feb 1945 |
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Created Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe for life |
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12 Oct 2015 |
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| 22 Oct 2015 |
B[L] |
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Peter Gerald Hain |
16 Feb 1950 |
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Created Baron Hain for life 22 Oct 2015 |
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MP for Neath 1991-2015. Secretary of State for |
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Wales 2002-2008 and 2009-2010. Lord Privy Seal |
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2005-2007 |
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| 13 May 1965 |
B[L] |
1 |
John Edwin Haire |
14 Nov 1908 |
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| 27 Mar 1911 |
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Richard Burdon Haldane |
30 Jul 1856 |
19 Aug 1928 |
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Chancellor 1912-1915 and 1924. PC 1902 |
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| 29 Apr 1880 |
B |
1 |
Sir Lawrence Palk,4th baronet |
5 Jan 1818 |
22 Mar 1883 |
65 |
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MP for Devon South 1854-1868 and Devon |
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Lawrence Hesketh Palk |
6 Sep 1846 |
31 Dec 1903 |
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Lawrence William Palk |
13 Jul 1869 |
12 Jan 1933 |
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Lawrence Edward Broomfield Palk |
13 May 1896 |
16 Aug 1938 |
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Edward Arthur Palk |
26 Jun 1854 |
11 Jan 1939 |
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Charles Leslie Hale |
13 Jul 1902 |
9 May 1985 |
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Dame Brenda Marjorie Hale |
31 Jan 1945 |
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Created Baroness Hale of Richmond for life |
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12 Jan 2004 |
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Lord Justice of Appeal 1999-2004. Lord of |
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Sir Patrick Hepburn |
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Created Lord Hales c 1458 |
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Adam Hepburn |
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Patrick Hepburn |
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Francis Stewart |
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HALIBURTON |
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| 13 Jun 1898 |
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Sir Arthur Lawrence Haliburton |
26 Sep 1832 |
21 Apr 1907 |
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George Saville |
11 Nov 1633 |
5 Apr 1695 |
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Viscount Halifax 13 Jan 1668,Earl of |
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Halifax 16 Jul 1679 and Marquess of |
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William Savile |
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31 Aug 1700 |
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Charles Montagu |
16 Apr 1661 |
19 May 1715 |
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MP for Maldon 1689-1695 and Westminster |
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Lord Lieutenant Surrey 1714-1715 |
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George Montagu |
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MP for Northampton 1705-1715. PC 1717 |
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George Montagu-Dunk |
6 Oct 1716 |
8 Jun 1771 |
54 |
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President of the Board of Trade 1748-1761. |
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1761-1763. |
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First Lord of the Admiralty 1762. Secretary |
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Seal 1770-1771. Lord Lieutenant |
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Sir Charles Wood,3rd baronet |
20 Dec 1800 |
8 Aug 1885 |
84 |
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MP for Great Grimsby 1826-1831, Wareham |
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1831-1832, Halifax 1832-1865 and Ripon |
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Control 1852-1855. First Lord of the |
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Admiralty 1855-1858. Secretary of State |
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for India 1859-1866. Lord Privy Seal 1870- |
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Charles Lindley Wood |
7 Jun 1839 |
19 Jan 1934 |
94 |
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood |
16 Apr 1881 |
23 Dec 1959 |
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MP for Ripon 1910-1925. President of the |
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Board of Education 1922-1924. Minister of |
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Agriculture 1924-1925. Viceroy of India |
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1935. Lord Privy Seal 1935-1937. Lord |
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President of the Council 1937. Foreign |
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Secretary 1938-1940. PC 1922 KG 1931 |
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Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood |
3 Oct 1912 |
19 Mar 1980 |
67 |
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Yorkshire ER 1968-1974,Humberside 1974-80 |
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Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood |
14 Mar 1944 |
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| 28 Oct 1946 |
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George Henry Hall |
31 Dec 1881 |
8 Nov 1965 |
83 |
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MP for Merthyr Tydfil 1922-1946. Secretary |
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of State for Colonies 1945-1946. First Lord |
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of the Admiralty 1946-1951. PC 1942 |
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William George Leonard Hall |
9 Mar 1913 |
24 Jul 1985 |
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| 19 Mar 2010 |
B[L] |
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Anthony William Hall |
3 Mar 1951 |
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Created Baron Hall of Birkenhead for life |
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19 Mar 2010 |
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| 11 Oct 2019 |
B[L] |
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Heather Carol Hallett |
16 Dec 1949 |
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Created Baron Hallett for life |
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11 Oct 2019 |
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HALSBURY |
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| 19 Jan 1898 |
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard |
3 Sep 1823 |
11 Dec 1921 |
98 |
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Created Baron Halsbury 26 Jun 1885 |
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and Viscount Tiverton and Earl of |
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Halsbury 19 Jan 1898 |
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MP for Launceston 1877-1885. Solicitor |
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General 1875-1880. Lord Chancellor |
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1885-1886,1886-1892 and 1895-1905. |
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PC 1885 |
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story concerning him,see the note at the foot of |
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| 11 Dec 1921 |
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Hardinge Goulburn Giffard |
20 Jun 1880 |
15 Sep 1943 |
63 |
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John Anthony Hardinge Giffard |
4 Jun 1908 |
14 Jan 2000 |
91 |
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Adam Edward Giffard |
3 Jun 1934 |
31 Dec 2010 |
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| 11 Nov 1891 |
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Emily Danvers Smith |
1828 |
13 Aug 1913 |
85 |
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Created Viscountess Hambleden |
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11 Nov 1891 |
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creation of this peerage,see the note at the |
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William Frederick Danvers Smith |
12 Aug 1868 |
16 Jun 1928 |
59 |
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| 16 Jun 1928 |
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William Henry Smith |
25 Jul 1903 |
31 Mar 1948 |
44 |
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William Herbert Smith |
2 Apr 1930 |
2 Aug 2012 |
82 |
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William Henry Bernard Smith |
18 Nov 1955 |
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| 26 Sep 1994 |
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1 |
Charles Eric Alexander Hambro |
24 Jul 1930 |
7 Nov 2002 |
72 |
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| 27 Mar 2007 |
B[L] |
1 |
Khalid Hameed |
1 Jul 1941 |
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Created Baron Hameed for life 27 Mar 2007 |
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Sir James Hamilton |
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Created Lord Hamilton 28 Jun 1445 |
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James Hamilton |
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Nov 1479 |
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James Hamilton |
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1 |
John Hamilton |
c 1535 |
12 Apr 1604 |
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Created Lord Aven and Innerdale,Earl |
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of Arran and Marquess of Hamilton |
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17 Apr 1599 |
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James Hamilton |
1589 |
2 Mar 1625 |
35 |
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James Hamilton |
19 Jun 1606 |
9 Mar 1649 |
42 |
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1 |
Created Lord Aven and Innerdale,Earl |
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of Arran and Cambridge,Marquess of |
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William Hamilton |
14 Dec 1616 |
12 Sep 1651 |
34 |
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MP for Portsmouth 1640. KG 1650 |
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| 12 Sep 1651 |
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Anne Hamilton |
16 Jan 1632 |
17 Oct 1716 |
84 |
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She married Lord William Hamilton (see |
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D[S] |
1 |
Lord William Hamilton |
24 Dec 1635 |
18 Apr 1694 |
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James Hamilton |
11 Apr 1658 |
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Created Baron of Dutton and Duke of |
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Brandon 10 Sep 1711 |
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Lord Lieutenant Lancashire 1710-1712. PC 1710 |
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James Hamilton
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2 Mar 1743 |
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James Hamilton
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James George Hamilton
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18 Feb 1755 |
7 Jul 1769 |
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Douglas Hamilton
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24 Jul 1756 |
2 Aug 1799 |
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Archibald Hamilton
(also 6th Duke of Brandon) |
15 Jul 1740 |
16 Feb 1819 |
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MP for Lancashire 1768-1772. Lord |
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Lieutenant Lanarkshire 1799-1802. |
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Alexander Hamilton
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3 Oct 1767 |
18 Aug 1852 |
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William Alexander Anthony Archibald |
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Hamilton (also 8th
Duke of Brandon) |
19 Feb 1811 |
8 Jul 1863 |
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William Alexander Louis Stephen |
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Douglas-Hamilton
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12 Mar 1845 |
16 May 1895 |
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Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (also 10th |
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Duke of Brandon) |
6 Mar 1862 |
16 Mar 1940 |
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton
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Brandon) |
3 Feb 1903 |
30 Mar 1973 |
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Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (also 12th |
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Duke of Brandon) |
13 Sep 1938 |
5 Jun 2010 |
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Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (also 13th |
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Duke of Brandon) |
31 Mar 1978 |
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| 14 Aug 1886 |
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John Glencairn Carter Hamilton |
16 Nov 1829 |
15 Oct 1900 |
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Created Baron Hamilton of Dalzell |
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14 Aug 1886 |
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MP for Falkirk 1857-1859 and Lanarkshire |
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South 1868-1874 and 1880-1886 |
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Gavin George Hamilton |
29 Jun 1872 |
23 Jun 1952 |
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John d'Henin Hamilton |
1 May 1911 |
31 Jan 1990 |
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| 31 Jan 1990 |
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James Leslie Hamilton |
11 Feb 1938 |
28 Sep 2006 |
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Gavin Goulburn Hamilton |
8 Oct 1968 |
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| 17 Jun 2005 |
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Sir Archibald Gavin Hamilton |
30 Dec 1941 |
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Created Baron Hamilton of Epsom |
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for life 17 Jun 2005 |
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MP for Epsom & Ewell 1978-2001. Min of State |
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for the Armed Forces 1988-1993. PC 1991 |
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| 2 Mar 1661 |
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Hugh Hamilton |
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Created Lord Hamilton,Baron of |
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Glenawly 2 Mar 1661 |
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| Apr 1679 |
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William Hamilton |
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HAMILTON OF HAMELDON |
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| 20 May 1776 |
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Created Baroness Hamilton of |
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| 20 Dec 1793 |
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Douglas Hamilton,8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th |
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Duke o9f Brandon |
24 Jul 1756 |
2 Aug 1799 |
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| 2 Aug 1799 |
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George William Campbell |
22 Sep 1766 |
22 Oct 1839 |
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Dukedom of Argyll in 1806 with which title |
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this peerage then merged and still remains so |
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HAMILTON OF HAMILTON |
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James Hamilton,8th Earl of Abercorn |
22 Oct 1712 |
9 Oct 1789 |
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Created Viscount Hamilton of Hamilton |
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24 Aug 1786 |
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See "Abercorn" |
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HAMILTON OF STACKALLAN |
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Gustavus Hamilton |
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16 Sep 1723 |
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Created Baron Stackallan of Hamilton |
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20 Oct 1715 |
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20 Aug 1717 (qv) |
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James Hamilton |
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Created Lord Hamilton,Baron of |
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Claud Hamilton |
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James Hamilton |
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George Hamilton |
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Claud Hamilton |
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James Hamilton,2nd Marquess of Abercorn |
21 Jan 1811 |
31 Oct 1885 |
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Created Marquess of Hamilton of |
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Strabane and Duke of Abercorn |
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10 Aug 1868 |
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Robert Montgomery Hamilton,8th Lord |
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1793 |
22 Dec 1868 |
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Created Baron Hamilton of Wishaw |
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10 Sep 1831 |
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Paul Bertrand Hamlyn |
12 Feb 1926 |
31 Aug 2001 |
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Edmund Hammond |
25 Jun 1802 |
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4 Dec 1955 |
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20 May 1906 |
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Robert Hampden,4th Baron Trevor |
17 Feb 1706 |
22 Aug 1783 |
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Thomas Hampden |
11 Sep 1746 |
20 Aug 1824 |
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John Trevor |
24 Feb 1749 |
9 Sep 1824 |
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24 Dec 1814 |
14 Mar 1892 |
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4 Mar 1884 |
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Henry Robert Brand |
2 May 1841 |
22 Nov 1906 |
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Thomas Walter Brand |
29 Jan 1869 |
4 Sep 1958 |
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Thomas Henry Brand |
30 Mar 1900 |
17 Oct 1965 |
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David Francis Brand |
14 Jun 1902 |
4 Sep 1975 |
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Anthony David Brand |
7 May 1937 |
4 Jan 2008 |
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Francis Anthony Brand |
17 Sep 1970 |
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Sir John Somerset Pakington,1st baronet |
20 Feb 1799 |
9 Apr 1880 |
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State for Colonies 1852. First Lord of the |
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John Slaney Pakington |
13 Jul 1826 |
26 Apr 1893 |
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Herbert Perrott Murray Pakington |
12 Feb 1848 |
17 Mar 1906 |
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15 May 1883 |
30 Oct 1962 |
79 |
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8 Sep 1888 |
17 Feb 1974 |
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25 May 1925 |
9 Jul 2003 |
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24 Dec 1964 |
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Sally Rachel Hamwee |
12 Jan 1947 |
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HANHAM |
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Joan Brownlow Hanham |
23 Sep 1939 |
28 Jan 2025 |
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HANKEY |
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| 3 Feb 1939 |
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1 Apr 1877 |
26 Jan 1963 |
85 |
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Created Baron Hankey 3 Feb 1939 |
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4 Jul 1905 |
28 Oct 1996 |
91 |
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Donald Robin Alers Hankey |
12 Jun 1938 |
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HANMER |
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| 1 Oct 1872 |
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Sir John Hanmer,3rd baronet |
22 Dec 1809 |
8 Mar 1881 |
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1847 and Flint Burghs 1847-1872. |
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| 28 Jan 2021 |
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Daniel John Hannan |
1 Sep 1971 |
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Created Baron Hannan of Kingsclere for life 28 Jan 2021 |
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HANNAY OF CHISWICK |
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| 19 Jun 2001 |
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Sir David Hugh Alexander Hannay |
28 Sep 1935 |
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19 Jun 2001 |
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HANNEN |
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| 28 Jan 1891 |
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James Hannen |
19 Mar 1821 |
29 Mar 1894 |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1891-1894 |
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PC 1872 |
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HANNETT OF EVERTON |
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| 12 Mar 2024 |
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John Hannett, OBE |
23 Jun 1953 |
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Created Baron Hannett of Everton for life |
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12 Mar 2024 |
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HANNINGFIELD |
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| 31 Jul 1998 |
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Paul Edward Winston White |
16 Sep 1940 |
20 Oct 2024 |
84 |
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| 20 Oct 2024 |
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31 Jul 1998 |
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HANSON |
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| 30 Jun 1983 |
B[L] |
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Sir James Edward Hanson |
20 Jan 1922 |
1 Nov 2004 |
82 |
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| 1 Nov 2004 |
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HANSON OF FLINT |
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| 19 Jul 2024 |
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David George Hanson, PC. |
5 Jul 1957 |
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Created Baron Hanson of Flint for life 19 Jul 2024 |
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HANWORTH |
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| 17 Jan 1936 |
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Sir Ernest Murray Pollock,1st baronet |
25 Nov 1861 |
22 Oct 1936 |
74 |
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Created Baron Hanworth 28 Jan 1926 |
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and Viscount Hanworth 17 Jan 1936 |
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MP for Warwick and Leamington 1910-1923. |
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Solicitor General 1919-1922. Attorney |
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General 1922. Master of the Rolls 1923- |
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1935. PC 1922 |
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| 22 Oct 1936 |
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2 |
David Bertram Pollock |
1 Aug 1916 |
31 Aug 1996 |
80 |
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| 31 Aug 1996 |
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David Stephen Geoffrey Pollock |
16 Feb 1946 |
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[Elected hereditary peer 2011-] |
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HARBERTON |
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| 5 Jul 1791 |
V[I] |
1 |
Arthur Pomeroy |
16 Jan 1723 |
9 Apr 1798 |
75 |
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Created Baron Harberton 10 Oct 1783 |
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and Viscount Harberton 5 Jul 1791 |
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| 9 Apr 1798 |
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Henry Pomeroy |
8 Dec 1749 |
29 Nov 1829 |
79 |
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Arthur James Pomeroy |
3 Mar 1753 |
27 Sep 1832 |
79 |
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John Pomeroy |
19 Dec 1758 |
4 Jul 1833 |
74 |
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John James Pomeroy |
29 Dec 1790 |
5 Oct 1862 |
71 |
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James Spencer Pomeroy |
23 Nov 1836 |
4 Dec 1912 |
76 |
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Ernest Arthur George Pomeroy |
1 Dec 1867 |
22 Apr 1944 |
76 |
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Ralph Legge Pomeroy |
31 Dec 1869 |
4 Jul 1956 |
86 |
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Henry Ralph Martyn Pomeroy |
12 Oct 1908 |
25 May 1980 |
71 |
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Thomas de Vautort Pomeroy |
19 Oct 1910 |
12 Mar 2004 |
93 |
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Henry Robert Pomeroy |
23 Apr 1958 |
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| 8 May 1719 |
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1 |
Bennet Sherard,3rd Baron Sherard [I] |
9 Oct 1675 |
16 Oct 1732 |
57 |
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Viscount Sherard 31 Oct 1718 and |
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Earl of Harborough 8 May 1719 |
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Earldom of 1719 both contained a special remainder |
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failing heirs of his body,to Philip Sherard,of |
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Whissendine, co.Rutland |
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MP for Leicestershire 1701-1702 and |
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Rutland 1713-1715
Lord Lieutenant |
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Rutland 1700-1712 and 1715-1732 |
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| 16 Oct 1732 |
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Philip Sherard |
c 1680 |
20 Jul 1750 |
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MP for Rutland 1708-1710. Lord Lieutenant |
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Rutland 1733-1750 |
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Bennet Sherard |
3 Sep 1709 |
23 Feb 1770 |
60 |
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Robert Sherard |
21 Oct 1719 |
21 Apr 1799 |
79 |
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Philip Sherard |
10 Oct 1767 |
10 Dec 1807 |
40 |
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MP for Rutland 1795-1796 |
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| 10 Dec 1807 |
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Robert Sherard |
26 Aug 1797 |
28 Jul 1859 |
61 |
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| 15 May 1321 |
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Sir Andrew de Harcla |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Harcla 15 May 1321 |
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Carlisle (qv) 25 Mar 1322 |
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| 11 Sep 1721 |
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1 |
Simon Harcourt |
c Dec 1661 |
23 Jul 1727 |
65 |
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Created Baron Harcourt 3 Sep 1711 |
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and Viscount Harcourt 11 Sep 1721 |
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MP for Abingdon 1690-1705, Bossinney |
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1705-1708, Cardigan 1710 and |
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Abingdon 1710. Solicitor General |
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1702-1707. Attorney General 1707-1708 |
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and 1710. Lord Keeper 1710-1713. Lord |
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Chancellor 1713-1714. PC 1710 |
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| 29 Jul 1727 |
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Simon Harcourt |
1714 |
16 Sep 1777 |
63 |
| 1 Dec 1749 |
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Created Viscount Nuneham and Earl |
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Harcourt 1 Dec 1749 |
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1772-1777 |
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PC 1751 |
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| 16 Sep 1777 |
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George Simon Harcourt |
1 Aug 1736 |
20 Apr 1809 |
72 |
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MP for St.Albans 1761-1768 |
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| 20 Apr 1809 |
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William Harcourt |
20 Mar 1743 |
17 Jun 1830 |
87 |
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MP for Oxford 1768-1774. Field Marshal |
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| 17 Jun 1830 |
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1821 |
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| 3 Jan 1917 |
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1 |
Lewis Harcourt |
31 Jan 1863 |
24 Feb 1922 |
59 |
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Created Baron Nuneham and Viscount |
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Harcourt 3 Jan 1917 |
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MP for Rossendale 1904-1916. First |
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Commissioner of Works 1905-1910 and 1915- |
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1915. PC 1905 |
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| 24 Feb 1922 |
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William Edward Harcourt |
5 Oct 1908 |
3 Jan 1979 |
70 |
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| 3 Jan 1979 |
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| 21 May 1997 |
B[L] |
1 |
Andrew Rutherford Hardie |
8 Jan 1946 |
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Created Baron Hardie for life 21 May 1997 |
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Lord Advocate 1997-2000
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| 17 Feb 1958 |
B |
1 |
Sir Allan Francis John Harding |
10 Feb 1896 |
20 Jan 1989 |
92 |
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Created Baron Harding of Petherton |
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17 Feb 1958 |
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Field Marshal 1953. Governor of Cyprus |
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John Charles Harding |
12 Feb 1928 |
6 Jun 2016 |
88 |
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William Alan John Harding |
5 Jul 1969 |
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Diana Mary Harding |
9 Nov 1967 |
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Created Baroness Harding of Winscombe for life |
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15 Sep 2014 |
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HARDINGE |
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| 2 May 1846 |
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Henry Hardinge |
30 Mar 1785 |
24 Sep 1856 |
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Created Viscount Hardinge 2 May 1846 |
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MP for Durham 1820-1830, St.Germans |
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1830-1831, Newport 1831-1832 and |
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Launceston 1832-1844. Secretary at War |
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1828-1830 and 1841-1844. Chief Secretary |
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for Ireland 1830 and 1834-1835. Governor |
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General of India 1844-1848. Field Marshal |
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1855. PC
1828. PC [I] 1830 |
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| 24 Sep 1856 |
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Charles Stewart Hardinge |
12 Sep 1822 |
28 Jul 1894 |
71 |
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MP for Downpatrick 1852-1856 |
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| 28 Jul 1894 |
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Henry Charles Hardinge |
1 Aug 1857 |
30 May 1924 |
66 |
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| 30 May 1924 |
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Caryl Nicholas Charles Hardinge |
25 Dec 1905 |
13 Jun 1979 |
73 |
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| 13 Jun 1979 |
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Henry Nicholas Paul Hardinge |
15 Aug 1929 |
16 Jul 1984 |
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| 16 Jul 1984 |
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Charles Henry Nicholas Hardinge |
25 Aug 1956 |
18 Jan 2004 |
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| 18 Jan 2004 |
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Andrew Hartland Hardinge |
7 Jan 1960 |
11 Feb 2014 |
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| 11 Feb 2014 |
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Thomas Henry de Montarville Hardinge |
19 Jun 1993 |
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HARDINGE OF PENSHURST |
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| 21 Jul 1910 |
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Sir Charles Hardinge |
20 Jun 1858 |
2 Aug 1944 |
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Created Baron Hardinge of |
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Penshurst 21 Jul 1910 |
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Viceroy of India 1910-1916. PC 1904 |
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KG 1916 |
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| 2 Aug 1944 |
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Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge |
17 May 1894 |
29 May 1960 |
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PC 1936 |
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| 29 May 1960 |
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George Edward Charles Hardinge |
31 Oct 1921 |
14 Jul 1997 |
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| 14 Jul 1997 |
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Julian Alexander Hardinge |
23 Aug 1945 |
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Lawrence William Palk, 3rd Baron Haldon |
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One of the juicier family histories….. |
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The family descends from Sir Robert Palk, 1st
baronet (qv) who made a fortune in India and |
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who represented Ashburton and Wareham in the
House of Commons. The body of water |
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between India and Sri Lanka, the Palk Strait,
is named after him. |
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The 2nd Baron Haldon was always known as
'Piggy', apparently due to a marked resemblance |
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to that species. In 1885, he was successful in
obtaining a special Act of Parliament called |
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'Lord Haldon's Estates Act' [48 and 49 Victoria
c.4] which gave him the right to deal with |
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the settled estates. Under the Act, the 3rd
Baron was to receive an income of £1,000 per |
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year, although the income was never paid. The
reason for this Act appears to be that the |
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2nd Baron spent the greater part of his life in
financial straits and had been a frequent |
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visitor to the bankruptcy courts. He is said to
have lost a fortune in the then-popular 'sport' |
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of racing spiders around a dinner plate. |
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In 1891, the 2nd Baron's son sold his interest
in the estates for £3,750, one of the conditions |
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of the sale being that the son's existing debts
of £20,000 be paid. It appears that the son, |
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who was later to become the 3rd Baron, was
constantly in debt and, by all accounts, not |
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overly burdened with scruples. In November
1893, he appeared in court charged with having |
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forged his mother's name on a promissory note.
He wrote to her informing her that he had been |
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compelled by dire necessity to put her name to
the document, and she produced his letter |
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in court rather than pay the promissory note.
No conviction was recorded, since it was |
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believed that the usurer who had lent the money
had been aware at the time that Lady |
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Haldon's signature had been forged, and that he
only let her son have the money with a view |
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to subsequent blackmail. For further
information, see The Times of 9 November 1893. |
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The 3rd Baron, who was formerly a captain in
the Royal Fusiliers, took part in the Boer War as |
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a member of the Imperial Yeomanry. At the end
of the Boer War, he was mustered out and |
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for a time was destitute until he found a job
as a railroad conductor at Pretoria in South |
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Africa. When he succeeded to the peerage in
1903, the 3rd Baron was in prison, having been |
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charged with two other men in endeavouring to
defraud a man named Cowie by offering to |
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sell him a parcel of diamonds which turned out
to be glass. At his subsequent trial he was |
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acquitted, the court believing that he was a
mere dupe rather than a confederate. He had |
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also been declared bankrupt during his absence
from England. |
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Haldon now blossomed forth as a promoter of
patent medicines and became the secretary |
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of the Artificial Teeth Aid Society, which was
formed for the purpose of selling false teeth |
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on the instalment plan, or even in renting them
out. His partner in this enterprise was a |
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shady character named F S Kennedy who was also
Haldon's partner in another dodgy company |
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named the Chemical Blood Manufacturing Company
which claimed its product would 'cure' gout |
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and eczema. |
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We next meet with Lord Haldon in February 1915
when he attempted to have himself |
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discharged from bankruptcy in order to recover
the commission he once held in the army. |
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Although unsuccessful on this occasion, he was
able to emerge from bankruptcy in February |
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1919. |
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The 2nd Baron married twice - firstly in 1893
to Lidiana Crezencia, known on the American |
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stage as Mlle Miska; she died in 1928. In
January 1929, he took as his second wife Edith |
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Brightman. On 1 May 1930, at around 7.30pm, she
was seen to fall from a 60 ft high cliff at |
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Brighton, her body being found wedged in rocks
at the foot of the cliff. The subsequent |
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inquest returned an open verdict. |
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On the death of the 3rd Baron in 1933, he was
succeeded by his son, Lawrence Edward |
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Broomfield Palk. The 4th Baron had, prior to
succeeding to the title, been repatriated from |
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Nairobi as a vagrant in 1921; in September
1922, had been sentenced to three months for |
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stealing clothing; in January 1927, had
received four months for obtaining money by false |
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pretences; in March 1928, had received a
further two months for theft of jewellery and in |
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September 1928 was bound over for two years
after being charged with stealing jewellery |
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and clothing. |
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The 4th Baron died in August 1938, when he was
succeeded by his kinsman Edward Arthur Palk. |
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The 5th Baron died 5 months later, when the
title became extinct. One could be forgiven for |
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believing that this was the last act in the
sorry history of this family, but one final twist |
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emerged in March 1939, when The Times reported
that a son had been born to the widow of |
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the 4th Baron. Until that time, it was thought
that the 4th Baron had never married, but the |
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alleged widow stated that she had married the
4th Baron in Scotland in June 1938 and that |
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she had been pregnant at the time of his death.
However, in November 1940, the alleged |
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mother, together with an accomplice, was
charged with conspiracy to make a false statement |
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regarding a birth, causing a false entry in the
registry of births and with forgery. The alleged |
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mother, a woman named Lizzie Ireland, had
approached a new mother suggesting that she |
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adopt the newborn baby, and had taken the baby
away with her. Her accomplice, Isabella |
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Blackett, had then registered the baby's birth
as being the son of the late Lord Haldon. The |
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baby was subsequently christened as Lawrence
Edward Bloomfield Palk [the same name as its |
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alleged father]. At their subsequent trial,
both women were found guilty; Lizzie received three |
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years and Isabella 12 months' imprisonment. It
is difficult to understand how they expected to |
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get away with this patently ridiculous claim,
given that Lizzie was nearly 61 years old at the |
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date of the alleged birth. |
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury |
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The following biography of Lord Halsbury
appeared in the December 1953 issue of the Australian |
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monthly magazine "Parade":- |
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'Probably most people who have had cause to
consult a lawyer, have gazed with awed astonish- |
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ment at the row of 39 massive volumes
comprising "Halsbury's Laws of England, the "Bible of the |
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Law" throughout the Englishspeaking world
that most lawyers keep handy to their reach. They |
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comprise a tremendous work of many millions of
words, codifying all the laws of England evolved |
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by courts and parliament over many centuries,
supported by accounts of precedents set in |
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thousands of special judgments - the whole
clarified and interpreted with hundreds of thousands |
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of words of annotation and commentary. They
could be supposed to represent a lifetime's work |
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for an especially gifted man. In actual fact,
the man who undertook the herculean task of |
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planning and supervising their compilation did
not begin the task until he was 83; and he was 93 |
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when he completed it, in 1916. |
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'He was Hardinge Stanley Giffard, First Earl of
Halsbury, one of England's most remarkable Lord |
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High Chancellors and the first practitioner in
criminal law to attain this, the Empire's highest |
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judicial office. He combined a penetrating mind
and prodigious memory with an encyclopaedic |
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knowledge of the law that made him pre-eminent
among the judges of his day. Son of a lawyer |
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who edited a conservative newspaper, the
"Standard," Hardinge Giffard never attended school, |
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but under his father's tuition he became
exceptionally well versed in French, Latin, Greek and |
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Hebrew. His lessons had to be squeezed in to
suit his father's daily programme, and not |
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infrequently began at 4 a.m., even on freezing
mornings. |
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'Giffard, Snr., did not believe in pampering
his children; and Hardinge was taught to swim by the |
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simple expedient of being tossed overboard when
the family was out boating at Margate. He was |
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initiated to fighting early when his
Dublin-born father decked him out in a bright green suit, and |
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so caused him to have occasion to defend
himself from other lads who jeered at him as "the |
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grasshopper." |
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'After matriculating at Oxford University in
1842, he rowed in a record-breaking college "eight" |
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and showed that, though he was keenly
interested in classical studies, he was no mere book- |
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worm. And, as the author of many practical
jokes, he once discomfited a fellow-student, who |
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boasted of never having missed a chapel
service, by screwing up the unhappy man's study door. |
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'Abominable handwriting almost cost Giffard his
degree. Unable to read his papers, the examiners |
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passed him as a Bachelor of Laws on the
strength of his known ability, but as a consequence |
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could award him only fourth-class honours in
Classics. The result was a great disappointment to |
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Giffard's father, who took him into partnership
in the "Standard." His real interest being in law, |
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after five years he abandoned journalism and
was called to the bar in 1850. His career got away |
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to an auspicious start, for he obtained his
first brief on the day he became a barrister. During |
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his second year in practice he married the
daughter of a leading solicitor who had an extensive |
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Old Bailey practice and who gave the best
briefs to his new son-in-law. |
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'One of his early cases took him to Cardiff in
1854. All was proceeding normally when a mentally |
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deranged clergyman named Willoughby suddenly
sprang to his feet and objected to Giffard's |
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method of examination. In a wild scene the
interjector was dragged from court hurling abuse at |
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both judge and counsel. The incident had a
curious and almost tragic sequel a short time after- |
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wards. Giffard was about to enter the Old
Bailey on an entirely unrelated case when Willoughby |
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rushed up to him brandishing a pistol.
Shouting, "Do you remember Cardiff?" he pointed the |
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the weapon at Giffard's head and fired. Almost
unbelievably the demented parson missed at a |
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range of only a few feet, the bullet lodging in
the sleeve of his intended victim's gown. Giffard |
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did not escape unscathed, for the flash of
exploding powder seared his cheek and left a |
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permanent scar. |
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'In 1864 Giffard appeared for the prosecution
in a remarkable case that focused nation-wide |
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attention upon him. Twelve [actually eight]
members of the crew of a small ship named the |
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Flowery Land were arraigned on charges of
mutiny and of murdering the captain, chief officer |
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and four others in subordinate authority. It
was alleged that the victims had been thrown over- |
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board and brutally bashed to death with empty
bottles as they struggled helplessly in the water, |
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trying to clamber back aboard the vessel.
Giffard secured a conviction, and the murderers figured |
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in an unusual public execution in Newgate
Street, all 12 [in reality only 5] being hanged |
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simultaneously on a common gibbet [22 February
1864]. |
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'A year later Giffard became a Queen's
Counsellor, after having three times refused the honour, |
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on the ground that he would suffer financially
by accepting it. His fears proved ill-founded, as he |
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more than doubled his former annual income of
£2000 almost at once. Many important briefs |
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came his way, and in 1867 he was leading
counsel for Edward John Eyre, famous in the annals of |
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Australian exploration for his 1500-mile trek
across the Great Sandy Desert, from Fowler's Bay to |
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Albany. After returning to England, Eyre had
been appointed Governor of Jamaica and there |
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became embroiled in a native rebellion soon
after taking office. Eyre was persuaded to declare |
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martial law by sadistic European officials
secretly anxious for a chance to "put the dirty n-----s |
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in their place." In a savage pogrom that
lasted a month, 439 natives were "legally murdered," |
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while 600 others were mercilessly flogged with
whips laced with piano wire. More than
1000 |
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native dwellings were burnt indiscriminately,
and the nightmare of torture, rape and arson |
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culminated in the execution of one, George
William Gordon, a negro member of the House of |
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Assembly, who was wrongly supposed to have
incited the rising. Violent protests from missions |
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and benevolent organisations led to Eyre's
recall, and on reaching London he was charged with |
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the murder of Gordon. By showing his client had
been the unsuspecting tool of unscrupulous |
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colonists, Giffard had the ex-governor acquitted. |
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'On conclusion of the case Giffard attempted to
enter Parliament as a Conservative, but failed |
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by 446 votes to defeat the sitting Liberal
member for Cardiff. In the same year Giffard conducted |
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the prosecution in a trial that led to the last
public hanging in England [on 26 May 1868]. The |
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condemned man, [Michael] Barrett, had been
ring-leader of a group of Irish Republicans who |
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daringly mined the walls of Clerkenwell Prison
to release some of their comrades. The plan failed, |
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but the shattering explosion killed 12 people
and injured more than 100 others. |
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'Practically on the heels of this trial Giffard
figured in the celebrated "Tichborne Case." Believed |
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to be the longest and most expensive litigation
in the history of English law [up until the time of |
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the article], it ultimately dragged on for
seven years and cost £91,000. In it, Giffard was second |
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counsel for Arthur Orton, a fat butcher from
Wagga, N.S.W., who claimed to be a Sir Roger |
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Tichborne, heir to great estates, who was
believed to have been lost at sea some years before. |
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Finally, evidence was so solidly against Orton
in his claim to the Tichborne estates that his |
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leading counsel agreed to a non-suit. The
decision angered Giffard, who always said afterwards |
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that they at least would have had a good chance
of forcing a re-trial. He took no part in the |
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subsequent proceedings that brought Orton a
14-years' sentence for perjury. |
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'Death ended Giffard's childless first marriage
in 1873, and in the following year he married the |
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woman who was to bear him a son and a daughter
and eventually to become his widow. About |
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the same time he went within 10 votes of
becoming Member for Cardiff. In the face of his two |
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failures to enter Parliament, Prime Minister
Disraeli in 1875 wrote to Queen Victoria: "As high legal |
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talent is wanted in the House of Commons, Mr.
Disraeli recommends your Majesty to appoint Mr. |
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Hardinge Giffard to the office of your
Majesty's Solicitor-General. Mr. Giffard is not at present in |
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Parliament, but Mr. Disraeli can arrange to
bring that about. There is no lawyer in the Ministerial |
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benches at present equal to the post." |
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'Though knighted and duly appointed, Giffard
had the then unusual distinction of being Solicitor- |
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General without being a member of Parliament.
Disraeli found the matter of engineering a seat for |
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him more difficult than he expected, and to
overcome the impasse of having a legal adviser who |
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could not assist him in the House, he arranged
for Giffard to be offered a judgeship. While Giffard |
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was in process of deciding whether or not to
accept the post, friends outside Parliament secured |
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him the offer of the safe Conservative seat of
Launceston. He represented Launceston from 1877 |
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to 1885, when he was raised to the peerage. |
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'The appointment of Giffard as Lord High
Chancellor and first Baron Halsbury in 1885 surprised the |
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legal profession. No criminal lawyer had
previously been elevated to the Woolsack. Except for one |
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period of six months [February to August 1886]
and another of three years [1892-1895], when |
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the Conservative Party was out of power,
Giffard continued as Lord Chancellor until his retirement |
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in 1905. During his incumbency he was raised to
be Earl of Halsbury and Viscount Tiverton, and |
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gave judgments that had far-reaching effects in
establishing the right of workers to |
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compensation, and enabling those accused of
capital crimes to give evidence on their own |
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behalf. |
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'On retiring from leadership of the House of
Lords in 1905 he began his monumental 11-years' |
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labour of editing the digest of the Laws of
England that perpetuates his name. Until well into his |
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90's he was an active golfer and was able to
reply personally to scores of congratulations that |
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reached him in 1920 when he celebrated his 70th
anniversary at the bar. He made his last |
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appearance in the House of Lords in the
following year, and on December 11, 1921, death |
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claimed him in his 99th year, after a
three-days' illness.' |
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While researching material for another note, I
stumbled across the following ghost story relating |
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to the 1st Earl of Halsbury. Whilst I am unable
to vouch for its truth, it's worth recording here. |
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Around the turn of the 20th century [the story
was written in 1905 and refers to the events |
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as having happened 'a few years ago'], Lord and
Lady Halsbury were spending the summer in |
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Scotland at a house which they had rented from
a member of the Erskine family. One afternoon |
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when the weather was bad, Lady Halsbury was
lying on a couch in the library, while Lord |
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Halsbury was examining the view through the
library window. Suddenly Lord Halsbury saw a |
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rather dusty-looking carriage and pair enter
the grounds of the house through the distant gate |
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and proceed up the drive towards the house. He
called Lady Halsbury to the window to see if |
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she might recognise their visitors, and she,
too, saw the approaching carriage. However, before |
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either of them could make out the occupants of
the carriage, it had disappeared around the |
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corner of the house. Lord and Lady Halsbury
waited for the bell to ring and for the footman to |
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announce the names of the visitors, but there
was no ring, nor did any servant arrive to bring |
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news of the visitors. Eventually, Lord Halsbury
went to investigate, but he found that no-one |
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had seen the carriage, or had heard its wheels
on the gravel of the drive. Much mystified, |
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Lord Halsbury inspected the drive, but it was
quite clear that no carriage wheels had passed |
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over the drive, since the gravel was quite
undisturbed. |
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A few days later, Lord and Lady Halsbury hosted
a dinner party for some people who lived in |
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the neighbourhood. During dinner, the Halsburys
recounted the story of what had happened, |
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and in turn were informed by their guests of a
tradition, according to which the arrival of a |
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ghostly, travel-stained and dusty carriage and
pair invariably heralded the death of a member |
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of the Erskine family. And sure enough, the
next day word reached Lord and Lady Halsbury |
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that the owners of the house which they were
renting had just lost their eldest son in tragic |
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circumstances. |
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The special remainder to the Viscountcy of
Hambleden |
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From the "London Gazette" of 10
November 1891 (issue 26221, page 5847):- |
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"The Queen has been pleased to direct
Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
granting the dignity of a Viscountess of the said |
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United Kingdom unto Emily Smith, widow of the
Right Honourable William Henry Smith, by the |
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name, style, and title of Viscountess
Hambleden, of Hambleden, in the county of Buckingham; |
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and, at her decease, the dignity, of a Viscount
of the said United Kingdom to the heirs male of |
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her body by the said William Henry Smith, by
the name, style, and title of Viscount Hambleden, |
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of Hambleden, in the county of Buckingham." |
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Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton |
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The following is extracted from "The
Emperor of the United States of America and Other |
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Magnificent British Eccentrics" by
Catherine Caufield (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1981) |
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The 10th Duke of Hamilton, often called the
proudest man in Britain, combined in one person |
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three dukes, two marquesses, three earls and
eight barons. He was the premier peer in |
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Scotland and could trace his family at least as
far the thirteenth century. Above all, he |
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insisted that he was the true heir to the
throne of Scotland. This claim was based on his |
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conviction that James VI had been secretly
killed as a baby and an imposter substituted. The |
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crown therefore should have descended through
the heir-apparent, a Douglas, to the 10th |
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Duke. |
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Visitors to the Duke's home on Arran profited
from his lordship's feudal view of the world. |
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Like a medieval ruler, he threw his regal cloak
of protection over those fortunate enough to |
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enter his domain. All guests were given a token
which entitled them to lodge, board and |
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travel anywhere on the island at the Duke's
expense. Not infrequently visitors took |
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advantage of this arrangement to stay rather
longer on Arran than they had originally planned, |
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and, in fact, a number became resident there
for the lifetime of the Duke. |
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He showed a democratic streak, however, in
choosing a wife. He married a commoner, Miss |
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Susan Beckford, daughter of William Beckford of
Fonthill and one of the great beauties of her |
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day. Though not of royal blood, she was the
grand-daughter of a Hamilton, which, apparently, |
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counted for a lot. In any case, as the Duke's
obituary in The Times in
1852 pointed out, "he |
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could not expect to find a Princess worthy of
his hand." |
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Hamilton Palace was the family seat, and it was
there that the Duke intended to be buried. |
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He outbid the British Museum for a magnificent
sarcophagus that had been made for an |
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Egyptian princess. When the sarcophagus, for
which Hamilton paid £11,000, arrived at |
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Hamilton Palace it became all too clear that
Egyptian princesses were substantially shorter |
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than Scottish Dukes. Attempts to lengthen the
sarcophagus were unsuccessful due to the |
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unusually hard nature of the stone from which
it was made. The Duke suffered great anxiety |
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over this and often lay down in the sarcophagus
to try to assure himself that he would fit. |
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He decided to build a mausoleum that would be a
worthy receptacle for his sarcophagus and |
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serve as the final resting-place for all the
Dukes of Hamilton, past and future. Described as "the |
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most costly and magnificent temple for the
reception of the dead in the world - always |
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excepting the Pyramids", the Hamilton
Mausoleum was a domed structure 120 feet high. The |
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floor was marble inlaid with other rare stones;
the doors were replicas of those carved by |
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Ghiberti for the Baptistry in Florence; inside
there was an octagonal chapel, numerous statues, |
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the tombs of the first nine Dukes, the great
sarcophagus of the 10th Duke and room for future |
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generations. The splendour was not lost on
Hamilton. "What a grand sight it will be", he used |
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say, "when twelve Dukes of Hamilton rise
together here at the Resurrection." |
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Like the Pharaohs of Egypt, he chose to be
embalmed and his last journey was to purchase |
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the embalming spices. On his death bed fears
that the sarcophagus would be too small returned |
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and his last words were "Double me up!
Double me up!" Hamilton's fears were justified; his feet |
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had to be cut off and placed in the sarcophagus
separately. Perhaps it is best that he was |
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spared the last blow to his pride; the later
discovery that the sarcophagus which housed his |
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remains had held the body, not of a princess,
but of the court jester. |
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The claim made to the Dukedom of Hamilton in
1897-1899 |
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When the 12th Duke of Hamilton died in 1895,
the title passed to his fourth cousin, Alfred |
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, who became the 13th
Duke. In the normal course of events, the |
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titles would have passed to the 12th Duke's
younger brother, Charles George Archibald Douglas- |
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Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk, but he had
pre-deceased his older brother in May 1886. |
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In late 1898, a man by the name of Charles
Gunn, who was at the time under indictment for |
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fraud in Johannesburg, claimed to be Lord
Charles Douglas-Hamilton, and to therefore be the |
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rightful heir to the titles and estates. The
following reports from various newspapers outline the |
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history of this claim. |
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The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, 5 January 1899:- |
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'The further information which has just arrived
from Johannesburg by mail of the claim of a |
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man passing under the name of Charles Gunn to
the Dukedom of Hamilton does not make the |
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matter any the less curious. It was as long ago
as August, 1897, at Pretoria, that Gunn first |
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put on record his claim to the dukedom - two
years after the death of the twelfth duke. The |
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claim, which was not then made public, was put
forth in the form of a sworn statement as |
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follows:- |
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"I, the undersigned, Charles Archibald
Hamilton, born May 18th, 1847, hereby declare that I am |
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the second son of William Alexander Archibald,
11th Duke of Hamilton, and Princess Mary of |
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Baden, and only brother of William Alexander
Louis Stephen, the late duke. That I left England |
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after fighting a duel, and that, for various
reasons of my own, in 1886 my death was formally |
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announced, and a sham funeral gone through at
my request. Acting under instructions from me, |
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my men, Charles Stuart, living in the Hunt
House, Cadzow, and Archibald Robertson, of Bothwell |
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Haugh, filled up the coffin to represent the
proper weight. A similar testimony to this was |
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placed in the coffin, which was sent down to
Hamilton Palace, and placed in the family |
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mausoleum. The coffin can be opened and
examined at any time in proof of this statement. I |
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make this declaration in case of death or any
accident occurring to me previous to my reaching |
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England, to enable my son to claim the title. I
was married under the name of Gunn, of Gunn, to |
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Rosie Theresa Fuchs, widow of the late ---
Rathfelder, and have two children by the marriage |
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living - one daughter and one son. Marriage and
baptismal certificate attached. (Signed), Carl |
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Hamilton, otherwise Gunn, of Gunn. As witness,
H. Glaeser. Sworn before me, August 19, 1897, |
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at Pretoria, by the above-named Gunn, of Gunn,
Edward Cohen." |
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'There is nothing in this statement
inconsistent with the facts to be found in Burke's peerage. |
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Charles George Archibald Hamilton certainly was
born on May 18th, 1847; and certainly was the |
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second son of William Alexander Anthony
Archibald, eleventh Duke of Hamilton, and Princess |
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Mary of Baden. Certainly, too, he was the only
brother of William Alexander Louis Stephen, who |
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became the twelfth duke, and died in May, 1895.
Cadzow and Bothwell are two villages in |
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Lanarkshire, near Hamilton; and Hamilton Palace
is the Lanarkshire seat of the dukedom. It was |
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in 1886 that the death of Charles George
Archibald, the then duke's brother, was announced. |
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'So that the claimant, Gunn, is either
personally familiar with the minute details about the house |
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of Hamilton, or else he "crammed"
from the useful Burke. One would have been more likely to |
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adopt the latter theory had he stuck more
slavishly to the records Burke gives; had he, for |
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instance, set forth his name as Charles George Archibald, the
second son of William Alexander |
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Anthony Archibald,
etc. [My emphasis]. And Bothwell and Cadzow do not find mention in Burke |
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or Debrett. Gunn's statement is in substantial
agreement with the reference books, with |
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circumstantial variety, which the lawyers say
is the strongest class of evidence. |
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'It will be remembered that Sir James Harris,
the British Consul at Nice, has assured our |
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correspondent there that Lord Charles Hamilton
died in Nice in 1886, after arriving in the last |
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stages of consumption. Mr. E. Prat, the local
undertaker, has also stated that the corpse of |
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Lord Charles was put in the coffin, which was
screwed down in his presence. The death |
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certificate, which can be inspected at Somerset
House, confirms this date and place of death; |
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but this certificate is witnessed, not by a
doctor at all, but only by the aforesaid E. Prat, and |
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it bears no statement of the cause of death. |
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'Meanwhile, the claimant to the dukedom is
under remand at Johannesburg, the charge of fraud |
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which is preferred against him arising out of
this very claim in a curious manner. |
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'It appears that one Charles Kirkpatrick was
courting Mrs. Gunn's daughter, and he lent Mrs. |
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Gunn various sums. Later on he met Mr. Gunn,
who said he was going home to claim his estate |
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as thirteenth Duke of Hamilton. Then it was
that Gunn gave Kirkpatrick the document which had |
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been sworn at Pretoria, as set forth above.
Gunn said he wanted money to go home to |
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prosecute his claim, and Kirkpatrick advanced
him some, without, as he states, ever trying to |
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find out whether Gunn's claim was genuine or
bogus. Gunn did not sail, and did not explain to |
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Kirkpatrick why he did not, beyond stating that
he had lost (presumably in speculation) £120 or |
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£130 of the amount advanced. Kirkpatrick
thereupon had Gunn arrested on a charge of fraud, |
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and that charge is still pending.' |
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The Times, 10 June 1899:- |
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'Our Vienna correspondent telegraphs that
efforts are being made by the Vienna police |
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authorities to throw light upon the real
motives of an imposter named Charles Gunn, who is |
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alleged to have been trying to pass himself off
in Vienna as the late Lord Charles George |
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Archibald Hamilton, a brother of Countess Mary
Festetics (daughter of the late Duke of |
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Hamilton), who resides in Vienna. The
investigations have thus far resulted in the discovery of |
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a document which would seem to point to the
possibility of his being concerned in a conspiracy |
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similar to that of the notorious Tichborne
claimant. This is a newspaper cutting found in Gunn's |
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possession, which purports to be a copy of an
affidavit sworn by him at Pretoria on August 9, |
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1897. [The report then goes on to detail the
wording of the affidavit, which has already been |
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outlined above]. |
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'If Gunn was in reality an embryo claimant the
admissions he has made in Vienna have |
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practically destroyed his power of mischief. He
confesses that he assumed the name while living |
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in Cape Colony, but says it was solely for the
purpose of greater consideration and without any |
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ulterior motive. He is, he says, a native of
Grahamstown, in Cape Colony. He made the |
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acquaintance of Lord Charles George Archibald
Hamilton in India, where both were officers in the |
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Army. He himself sold his commission in 1867,
and after passing some years in England and |
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Scotland returned to the Cape in 1871. There he
devoted himself to diamond mining with such |
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success that he was ultimately in a position to
acquire mines on his own account. While at the |
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Cape he made the acquaintance of his companion,
or accomplice, John Sanders, under his |
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assumed name of "Lord Hamilton." He states that it was Sanders who induced
him to come to |
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Europe, and indeed bore the expenses of the
journey. Sanders disappeared immediately before |
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the arrest of Gunn, and the police are disposed
to regard him as the real instigator and moving |
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spirit in whatever scheme the two worthies were
engaged in. Gunn, who is described as a tall |
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man of powerful physique, does not give the
impression either of good breeding or of |
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intelligence.' |
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In a lengthy report which appeared in the
London 'Daily Mail' in July 1899, and later reprinted |
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in the Christchurch, New Zealand 'Star' on 28
August 1899, the Daily Mail confronted Gunn with |
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Lord Charles Hamilton's former valet, Marcus
Waters, who was introduced to Gunn. "How do you |
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do, Waters?" said Mr. Gunn. "You
don't look any older." "That's as it may be, sir," replied
Mr. |
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Waters, "but I never saw you before." |
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I have been unable to find any further mention
of Gunn or his claim after this date. |
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Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt |
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The following account of the death of the Earl
is taken from the "Gazetteer and New Daily |
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Advertiser" of 19 September 1777:- |
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'Extract from a letter from Oxford, Sept. 16 -
"I am sorry to acquaint you with a most |
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melancholy accident which happened yesterday at
Newnham [now spelled Nuneham] about five |
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miles from this city [i.e. Oxford] the seat of
the Right Hon. Lord Harcourt. - His Lordship (Earl |
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Harcourt) went out for a walk in his park, as
he frequently did about noon; not returning at his |
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usual time to dress before dinner, to which
time he was always remarkably punctual, the family |
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were uneasy: near an hour being elapsed beyond
the time of his Lordship's general return, the |
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family became more alarmed, and sent out every
way in expectation of meeting him, but he |
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could not be found. More persons were then
employed, fearing some accident had happened to |
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his Lordship. After about two hours strict
search, his Lordship was discovered to have fallen |
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into a well, and appeared to be quite dead: he
was immediately carried to his own house, about |
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a mile from the spot where the accident
happened, and the medical gentlemen from this city |
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hurried over as fast as possible; but, alas! in
vain, for no assistance could prevail, as the |
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accident was supposed to have happened three
hours before his Lordship was found. This |
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unhappy catastrophe is supposed to have
happened as follows: His Lordship in his walk near |
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home was generally accompanied by a favourite
dog only; the dog, in running about, |
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accidentally fell into this old well, which was
quite overgrown with sedge, so as not to be |
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discovered; his Lordship, with his usual
humanity, hearing the cries of his favourite little animal, |
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came to its relief, and in stooping to get out
the dog, his Lordship fell into the well head |
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foremost, where he stuck quite fast, in which
manner he was found. The place was about |
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eight feet deep, and about three feet of water
in it. This melancholy event has spread universal |
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concern all over the country, as his Lordship
was universally respected by all ranks of people." ' |
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