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POWNEY, Peniston Portlock (?1743-1794), of Ives Place, Maidenhead, Berks.
Family and Education
b. ?1743, 1st s. of Peniston Powney of Ives Place by Penelope Elizabeth, da. and h. of Benjamin Portlock of Bedford. educ. Reading; Queen’s, Oxf. 1 Apr. 1761 aged 17. m. (1) 27 Dec. 1772, Melissa, da. of Frederick Frankland,Gent. Mag. (1773), 46 reports his marriage to Miss Franklin, 26 Dec. 1772. 1da.; (2) 20 Dec. 1776, Elizabeth, da. of Peter Floyer of Worcester, 3s. 1da. suc. fa. 1757.
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Ranger of Windsor Little Park 1788 – d.
Lt.-col. Berks. militia 1787 – d.
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Main residence: Ives Place, Maidenhead, Berks.
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Preliminary paragraph based on the ped. in C. Kerry, Hist. Bray, 148.
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POWNEY, Peniston Portlock (?1743-1794)
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POWYS, Thomas (1743-1800), of Lilford, Northants.
Family and Education
b. 4 May 1743, 1st s. of Thomas Powys of Lilford by Henrietta, da. of Thomas Spence of Palgrave, Norf., serjeant-at-arms to the House of Commons. educ. Eton 1744-9; King’s, Camb. 1760. m. 31 Mar. 1767, Mary, da. of Galfridus Mann of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, 5s. 6da. suc. fa. 1767; cr. Baron Lilford 26 Oct. 1797.
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Member, board of agriculture 1793.
Sheriff, Northants. 1768–9.
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Main residence: Lilford, Northants.
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Commons 1790-1820
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POWYS, Thomas (1743-1800)
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POYNTZ, William Stephen (1770-1840), of Cowdray Park, Suss. and Midgham House, Berks.
Family and Education
b. 20 Jan. 1770,Gent. Mag. (1770), i. 46, where his father’s name is erroneously given as John. 1st s. of William Poyntz, inspector of prosecutions in the Exchequer, of Midgham, Berks. by Isabella, da. and coh. of Kelland Courtenay of Poundesford, Devon. educ. ?Eton 1780-6; Christ Church, Oxf. 1787; European tour 1789-90. m. 1 Sept. 1794, Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne, da. of Anthony, 7th Visct. Montagu, who suc. her bro. George Samuel, 8th Visct. to the Cowdray estate 1793, 2s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. 1809.
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Capt. Midhurst vol. cav. 1794, Suss. militia 1795; lt.-col. commdt. W. Suss. militia 1812.
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Main residences: Cowdray Park, Suss.; Midgham House, Berks.
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Commons 1790-1820
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POYNTZ, William Stephen (1770-1840)
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PRAED, William (1747-1833), of Tyringham, Bucks. and Trevethoe, nr. St. Ives, Cornw.
Family and Education
b. 24 June 1747, 1st s. of Humphrey Mackworth Praed of Trevethoe by Mary. da. of William Forester of Dothill Park, Salop, wid. of Sir Brian Broughton Delwes, 4th Bt., of Broughton, Staffs. educ. Eton 1757; Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 1767. m. 19 June 1778, Elizabeth Tyringham, da. of Barnaby Backwell, banker, of Tyringham, h. of her bro. Tyringham Backwell, 7s. 3da. suc. fa. 1803.
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Trustee, County Fire Office 1812.
Capt. Bucks. yeomanry 1795, maj. 1798, lt. col. N. Bucks. 1803.
Main residences: Tyringham, Bucks.; Trevethoe, nr. St. Ives, Cornw.
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Sometimes styled William Mackworth Praed but not, it seems, correctly. His first cousin the serjeant-at-law (1756-1835) was named William Mackworth Praed and was father of Winthrop Mackworth Praed, later Member for St. Ives.
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PRAED, William (1747-1833)
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PRATT, John Jeffreys, Visct. Bayham (1759-1840), of The Wilderness, Kent.
Family and Education
b. 11 Feb. 1759, o. surv. s. of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Nicholas Jeffreys of the Priory, Brecon. educ. Fawley, Bucks; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1776-9. m. 31 Dec. 1785, Frances, da. and h. of William Molesworth of Wembury, Devon, 1s. 3da. Styled Visct. Bayham 1786-94; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl Camden 18 Apr. 1794; cos. John Pratt of Bayham Abbey to Suss. and Kent estates 1797. KG 14 Aug. 1799; cr. Mq. Camden 7 Sept. 1812.
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Teller of Exchequer 1780 – 1834; ld. of Admiralty July 1782 – Apr. 1783, Dec. 1783 – Aug. 1789; ld. of Treasury Aug. 1789 – May 1794; member of Board of Trade, June 1793; PC 21 June 1793; ld. lt. [I] Mar. 1795 – June 1798; PC [I] 31 Mar. 1795; sec. of state for War and Colonies May 1804 – July 1805; ld. pres. of Council July 1805 – Feb. 1806, Mar. 1807-Apr. 1812.
Capt. W. Kent yeomanry 1794, col. 1797; col. Woodgate vols. 1803, Cranbrook and Woodgate regt. Kent militia 1809; col. W. Kent militia 1827.
Master, Trinity House 1809 – 16, 1828–9. 1831–7; dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1815; chancellor, Camb. Univ. 1834 – d.
Ld. lt. Kent 1808 – d.; recorder, Bath 1794–1835.
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Main residence: The Wilderness, Kent.
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PRATT, John Jeffreys (1759-1840)
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