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MARCH PHILLIPPS, Charles (1779-1862), of Garendon Park, near Loughborough, Leicestershire
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b. 28 May 1779, 1st. s. of Thomas March Phillipps (formerly March) of More Critchell, Dorset and his cos. Susan, da. of Charles Lisle of Moyles Court, Hants. educ. Dorchester; Sherborne until 1791; Eton 1793-6; Sidney Sussex, Camb. matric. 1800, BA 1802, MA 1805. m. 14 Dec. 1807, Harriet, da. of John Gustavus Ducarel, of Walford, Som., 2s. 1da. (d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1817. d. 24 Apr. 1862.
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J.P. Leics. High sheriff 1825.
Capt. Leics. yeomanry 1803 – 07.
Main residence: Garendon Park, near Loughborough, Leicestershire.
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MANNERS, Lord Charles Henry Somerset (1780-1855), of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire; 28 Sackville Street, London
Family and Education
b. 24 Oct. 1780, 2nd s. of Charles Manners, 4th duke of Rutland (d. 1787), and LadyMary Isabella Somerset, da. of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th duke of Beaufort; bro. ofLord Robert William Manners MP. unm. CB 4 June 1815; KCB 20 Apr. 1838. d.s.p. 25 May 1855.
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Cornet 10 Drag. 1798, lt. 1799, capt. 1800, maj. 1808; lt.-col. 23 Drag. 1811, 3 Drag. 1812 – 25; brevet col. and extra a.d.c. to prince regent 1817; maj.-gen. 1825; lt.-gen. 1838; col. 3 Drag. 1839 – 54; gen. 1854.
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Main residences: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire and 28 Sackville Street, London.
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PECHELL, George Richard (1789-1860), of Castle Goring, Worthing, Suss. and 27 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. 30 June 1789, 2nd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Brooke Pechell, 2nd bt. MP (d. 1826) of Paglesham, Essex and Aldwick, Suss. and Charlotte, da. of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Clavering; bro. of Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd bt. MP. m. 1 Aug. 1826 Hon. Katherine Annabella Bisshopp, da. and coh. of Cecil, Lord Zouche, 1s. (d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. as 4th bt. and assumed add. surname of Brooke 3 Nov. 1849. d. 29 June 1860
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Entered RN 1803, lt. 1810, cmdr. 1814, capt. 1822 (half-pay), rear-adm. 1852 (ret.), vice-adm. 1858.
Gentleman usher of the privy chamber 1830; equerry to Queen Adelaide 1831 – 49.
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Main residences: Castle Goring, Worthing, Suss.; 27 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx.
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LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George, Lord Leveson (1815-1891), of Stone Park, Staffordshire
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b. 11 May 1815, 1st s. of Granville Leveson-Gower MP, 1st earl Granville, and Henrietta Elizabeth, y. da. of William Cavendish, 5th duke of Devonshire; bro. of Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower MP. educ. Eton; Christ Church, Oxf., BA 1839. m. 1) 25 July 1840, Maria Louisa (d. 14 Mar. 1860), o. child of Emmerich Josef Wolfgang Heribert, duke of Dalberg, and wid. of Sir Ferdinand R.E. Acton, bt. s.p. ; 2) 26 Sept. 1865, Castalia Rosalind (d. 12 Nov. 1938), y. da. of Walter Frederick Campbell, of Islay. 2s. 3da. (1 d.v.p.) styled Lord Leveson 1833-46. suc. fa. as 2nd earl Granville. 7 Jan. 1846. K.G. 6 July 1859. d. 31 Mar. 1891.
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Attaché Paris embassy 1835–6.
Under-sec. of state, foreign office 1840 – 41; P.C. 1 Aug. 1846; vice-pres. of bd. of trade and paymaster-gen. 1848 – 51; sec. of state for foreign office 27 Dec. 1851 – 27 Feb. 1852, 1870- 1874, 1880 – 85; ld. pres. of the council 1852 – 54, 1855 – 58, 1859 – 66; chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster 21 June 1854 – 31 Mar. 1855; sec. of state for colonial dept. 1868 – 70, 6 Feb.-3 Aug. 1886.
Liberal leader of House of Lords, 1855 – 65, 1866 – d.; commr. of railways 1846 – d.
Master of buckhounds 9 July 1846–15 May 1848.
Cornet Staffs. yeomanry 1839; lt. col. 1854 – 61; hon. col. of Cinque ports adm. batt. of r.v. 9 Apr. 1866-Aug. 1872.
F.R.S. 1853; vice-pres. of royal comm. for 1851 exhibition; ambassador extraordinary to Russia for coronation of Alexander II 1856; chancellor of Univ. of London 1856 – d.; chairman of royal comm. for exhibition of 1862; hon. Ll. D. Camb. 1864; Lord warden, keeper and admiral of the Cinque ports and constable of Dover Castle, 23 Dec. 1865 – d.; eld. bro. of Trinity House, 1870 – d.
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Main residence: Stone Park, Staffordshire.
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