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BRYDGES, Henry, Mq. of Carnarvon (1708-71).
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b. 17 Jan. 1708, 6th but o. surv. s. of James Brydges, M.P., 1st Duke of Chandos, and bro. of John Brydges, Mq. of Carnavon. educ. Westminster; St. John’s, Camb. 1724; Grand Tour 1724-7. m. (1) 21 Dec. 1728, Lady Mary Bruce (d. 14 Aug. 1738) da. of Charles, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, 1s. 1da.; (2) 25 Dec. 1744, Anne Jefferies (d. 12 Aug. 1759), ‘the innkeeper’s maid at Slough’,HMC Egmont Diary, iii. 307-8. 1da.; (3) 28 July 1767, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Major, 1st Bt., of Worlingworth, Suff., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Duke 9 Aug. 1744. K.B. 12 Jan. 1732.
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Gent. of the bedchamber 1728–42 and groom of the stole 1742–51 to Frederick, Prince of Wales; master of freemasons 1738 – 39; clerk of the hanaper and ranger of Enfield Chase 1744; high steward, Winchester 1754 – d.
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BUBB (afterwards DODDINGTON), George (?1691-1762), of Eastbury, Dorset.
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b. ?1691, 1st surv. s. of Col. Jeremiah Bubb, M.P., of Foy, Herefs. being o.s. by his 2nd w. Alicia, da. of John Dodington of Dodington Som. educ. Winchester 1703; Exeter, Oxf. 18 July 1707, aged 16; L. Inn 1711; Grand Tour 1711-13. m. c.1725, Katherine, da. of Edmund Beaghan of Sissinghurst, Kent, sis. of Edmund Hungate Beaghan, s.p. suc. fa. 1692; 28 Mar. 1720 to fortune of his uncle George Dodington, having taken the name of Dodington only by private Act of Parliament in 1718. cr. Baron Melcombe 6 Apr. 1761.
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Envoy to Spain 1715 – 17; clerk of pells [I] 1720 – d.; ld. lt. Som. 1720 – 44; ld. of Treasury 1724 – 40; treasurer of the navy 1744 – 49, Dec. 1755 – Nov. 1756; P.C. 3 Jan. 1745; treasurer of the chamber to Prince of Wales 1749–51.
Main residence: Eastbury, Dorset.
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BRYDGES, John, Mq. of Carnarvon (1703-27).
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b. 15 Jan. 1703, 4th but 1st surv. s. of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, by Mary, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Lake of Cannons, Mdx.; bro. of Henry Brydges, Mq. of Carnarvon. educ. Westminster 1718; D.C.L. Oxf. 8 Apr. 1721; Leyden 1721; Grand Tour (Holland, France, Germany) 1721-3. m. 1 Sept. 1724, Lady Catherine Tollemache (d. 1754), 2nd da. of Lionel Tollemache, M.P., 3rd Earl of Dysart [S], with a fortune of £25,000, 2da.
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BUCHANAN, Neil (c.1696-1744), of Hillington, Renfrew, and Botolph Lane, Eastcheap, London.
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b. c. 1696, 3rd s. of George Buchanan, bailie, deacon convener and visitor of maltsters, Glasgow by Mary, da. of Gabriel Maxwell, wid. of John Scott. educ. Glasgow 1711. m. Anna, da. of George Rae, Glasgow merchant, 4s. 5da.
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Main residences: Hillington, Renfrew; Botolph Lane, Eastcheap, London.
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BUCHANAN, Neil (c.1696-1744)
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BUCK, John (1703-45), of Bideford, Devon.
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bap. 30 Dec. 1703, 3rd s. of George Buck of Bideford by Sarah, da. and eventually h. of Lewis Stucley of Aston, Devon, chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. m. (1) 19 Sept. 1729, Judith (d. 24 Oct. 1739), da. and h. of William Pawley, merchant, of Bideford, 3s.; (2) lic. 15 Aug. 1741, Grace, da. and h. of Roger Melhuish, wid. of one Benson, s.p.
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Main residence: Bideford, Devon.
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