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STRUTT, Edward (1801-1880), of St. Helen’s House, Derby, Derbyshire; Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire; 17 Cork Street , Middlesex

Family and Education
b. 26 Oct. 1801, o.s. of William Strutt of St. Helen’s House and Barbara, da. of Thomas Evans of Derby. educ. Manchester Coll. York 1817; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1819; L. Inn 1823; I. Temple 1825. m. 28 Mar. 1837, Amelia Harriet, da. of Rt. Rev. William Otter, bp. of Chichester, 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. suc. fa. 1830; cr. Bar. Belper 29 Aug. 1856. d. 30 June 1880.
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PC 30 Oct. 1846; ch. commr. of railways 1846 – 48; chan. of duchy of Lancaster Dec. 1852 – June 1854, member of council 1854; v.-pres. Univ. Coll., London 1862 – 71, pres. 1871–9.

Dep. lt. Derbys. 1832, Sheriff, Notts. 1850 – 51, chairman q. sess. 1855, ld. lt. 1864 – d.

Main residences: St. Helen's House, Derby, Derbyshire and Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire and and 17 Cork Street, Middlesex.
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DAWSON, Edward (1802-1859), of Whatton House, near Loughborough, Leicestershire

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b. 14 Mar. 1802, 1st s. of Edward Dawson, of Whatton House, nr. Loughborough, Leics., and Susan, eld. da. of Thomas March Phillipps, of Garendon Park, nr. Loughborough, Leics. educ. Harrow 1814-18; Oriel College, Oxf., matric. 3 May 1819, BA 1822, MA 1826. m. (1) 22 July 1828, Mary (d. 1843), eld. da. and co-heiress of John Finch Simpson, of Launde Abbey, Leics. 2s. 4da. (1 d.v.p.) (2) Feb. 1847, Annie Forbes, eld. da. of John Stewart, of Belladrum, Inverness. 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. Oct. 1815. d. 1 June 1859.
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J.P. Leics. high sheriff Leics. 1839.

Cornet Derbys. yeoman cav. 1823 – 27; Cornet Leics. yeoman cav. 1831; lt 1832.

Main residence: Whatton House, near Loughborough, Leicestershire.
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LEATHAM, William Henry (1815-1889), of Hemsworth Hall, Pontefract, Yorks.

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b. 6 July 1815, 2nd s. of William Leatham (d. 19 Oct. 1842), of Heath, nr. Wakefield, Yorks., and Margaret, da. and co-heir of Joshua Walker, M.D., of Leeds, Yorks; bro. of Edward Aldam Leatham MP. educ. Grove House sch., Tottenham, Mdx.; Quaker sch., Darlington, co. Dur.; priv. by Mr. Chalcraft, Forest Place, Leytonstone, Essex. m. 21 Feb. 1839C. Fell-Smith, rev. M.A. Stephan, ‘Leatham, William Henry’, Oxf. DNB [www.oxforddnb.com] gives Leatham’s marriage date as 18 Feb. 1839, but Leeds Mercury, 23 Feb. 1839 confirms that 21 Feb. is correct., Priscilla (d. 1887), 4th da. of Samuel Gurney, of West Ham, Essex. 9s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da. (2 d.v.p.)Fell-Smith, ‘Leatham, William Henry’ incorrectly gives 7s. 2da. d. 14 Nov. 1889.
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J.P. W.R. Yorks. 1850; Deputy Lt. W.R. Yorks. 1853; dep. chairman W.R. Yorks. q. sess. 1870.

Main residence: Hemsworth Hall, Pontefract, Yorks.
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HORNBY, John (1810-1892), of 22 Park Crescent, Portland Place, London

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b. 19 Aug. 1810, 5th but 4th surv. s. of John Hornby (d. 29 Jan. 1841), of Blackburn, and Raikes Hall, Blackpool, Lancs., and Alice Kendall, wid. of Mr. Kendall, and da. of Daniel Backhouse, of Liverpool, Lancs.; bro. of William Henry Hornby MP. educ. priv.; St. John’s, Camb. matric. Michs. 1829, BA 1833, MA 1836; L. Inn adm. 29 Apr. 1833. m. 19 Dec. 1844, Margaret (d. 3 Oct. 1853), ygst. da. of Rev. Christopher Bird, vic. of Chollerton, Northumb. 2s. 2da. d. 5 Dec. 1892.
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Main residence: 22 Park Crescent, Portland Place, London.
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CURZON, George Augustus Frederick Louis, viscount Curzon (1821-1876), of Gopsal Hall , near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire

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b. 16 Jan. 1821, 1st s. of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and 1st w. Harriet Georgina, 2nd da. of Robert Brudenell, 6th earl of Cardigan. educ. Eton; Christ Church, Oxf., matric. 30 May 1838. m. 3 Feb. 1846, Harriet Mary, 2nd da. of Henry Charles Sturt MP, of Critchill House, Wilts. 1 da. (d.v.p.) styled visct. Curzon 1821-70. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl Howe 12 May 1870. d. 4 Feb. 1876.
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J.P. Leics. 1842; J.P. Bucks. 1845; Deputy Lieut. Bucks. 1845.

Cornet Leics. yeomanry 1838; lt. Prince Albert’s own Leics. yeoman cav. 1846; lt-col. 1860; lt-col. commandant Leics. yeomanry 1870.

Main residence: Gopsal Hall, near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.
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