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FOSTER (afterwards SKEFFINGTON), Hon. Thomas Henry (?1772-1843), of Collon, co. Louth.

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b. ?1772, 5th but o. surv. s. of John Foster. educ. Eton 1784-9; Trinity Coll. Camb. 15 Apr. 1790, aged 18; L. Inn 1790. m. 20 Nov. 1810, Lady Harriet Skeffington, da. and h. of Chichester, 4th Earl of Massereene [I] (whom she suc. 25 Feb. 1816 as s.j. Viscountess Massereene), 5s. 3da. Took surname of Skeffington 8 Jan. 1817; suc. mother as 2nd Visct. Ferrard [I] 20 Jan. 1824; fa. as 2nd Baron Oriel 16 Aug. 1828.
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MP [I] 1792 – 1800.

Commr. of revenue [I] Feb. 1798–9, of treasury [I] May 1807–13; PC [I] 17 Oct. 1809.

Trustee, linen board [I] 1808.

Gov. co. Louth 1805; sheriff, co. Louth 1811 – 12, co. Antrim 1818–19.

Col. co. Louth militia 1793 – d. 2nd capt. Collon inf. 1796.

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SKEFFINGTON (formerly FOSTER), Hon. Thomas Henry (?1772-1843), of Collon, co. Louth
Main residence: Collon, co. Louth, [I].
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FOSTER, (AFTERWARDS SKEFFINGTON ), Hon. Thomas Henry (?1772-1843)

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FOSTER BARHAM, Joseph (1759-1832), of Trecwn, Pemb.

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b. 1 Jan. 1759, 1st s. of Joseph Foster Barham (formerly Foster) by Dorothea, da. and event. h. of Erasmus Vaughan of Trecwn. educ. ?Leipzig; G. Inn 1777. m. 26 July 1792, Lady Caroline Tufton, da. of Sackville, 8th Earl of Thanet, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. 1789.
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Capt. Stockbridge vols. 1798, lt. 1803, capt. 1804–6.

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FOSTER BARHAM, Joseph (1759-1832), of Trecwn, Pemb. and Stockbridge, Hants.
Main residence: Trecwn, Pemb.
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FOSTER BARHAM, Joseph (1759-1832)

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FORTESCUE, Hugh, Visct. Ebrington (1783-1861), of Castle Hill, nr. Barnstaple, Devon.

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b. 13 Feb. 1783, 1st s. of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue, by Hester, da. of George Grenville of Wotton, Bucks. educ. Eton 1793; Brasenose, Oxf. 1800. m. (1) 4 July 1817, Lady Susan Ryder (d. 30 July 1827), da. of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, 3s.; (2) 26 July 1841, Elizabeth, da. of Piers Geale of Clonsilla, co. Dublin, wid. of Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Bt., s.p. summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Fortescue 1 Mar. 1839; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl Fortescue 16 June 1841; KG 12 July 1856.
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Ensign 9 Ft. 1808.

PC 1 Mar. 1839; ld. lt. [I] Apr. 1839 – Sept. 1841; ld. steward of Household July 1846 – Mar. 1850.

Ld. lt. Devon 1839 – d.; high steward, Barnstaple and South Molton.

Col. E. Devon militia 1816.

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FORTESCUE, see Hugh, Hugh, Visct. Ebrington (1783-1861), of 11 North Audley Street, Mdx. and Castle Hill, nr. Barnstaple, Devon
Main residence: Castle Hill, nr. Barnstaple, Devon.
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FORTESCUE, Hugh (1783-1861)

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FORTESCUE, William Charles (1764-1829), of Ravensdale Park, co. Louth.

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b. 12 Oct. 1764, 2nd but o. surv. s. of James Fortescue, MP [I], yr. bro. of William Henry, 1st Earl of Clermont [I], by Mary Henrietta, da. of Thomas Orby Hunter of Crowland Abbey, Lincs. unm. suc. fa. 1782; uncle by spec. rem. as 2nd Visct. Clermont [I] 30 Sept. 1806.
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Cornet 18 Drag. 1781; lt. 51 Ft. 1782, 34 Ft. 1786, capt. 1792; capt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1793, maj. 1794, lt.-col. half-pay 1800, ret. 1801.

MP [I] 1795 – 1800.

Trustee, linen board [I] 1801.

Commdt. Ravensdale yeoman cav.

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FORTESCUE, William Charles (1764-1829), of Ravensdale Park, co. Louth.
Main residence: Ravensdale Park, co. Louth, [I].
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FORTESCUE, William Charles (1764-1829)

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FOSTER, Augustus John (1780-1848), of Killarney, co. Kerry.

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b. 4 Dec. 1780,Two Duchesses ed. V. Foster, 153. Baron d’Armfeldt claimed in 1808 to be Foster’s father, Canning and his Friends , i. 302. 2nd s. of John Thomas Foster, MP [I], of Dunleer, co. Louth by Lady Elizabeth Hervey, da. of Frederick Augustus, 4th Earl of Bristol; bro. of Frederick Thomas Hervey Foster. educ. Drogheda; Christ Church, Oxf. 1798; Weimar mil. acad. 1799. m. 18 Mar. 1815, Albinia Jane, da. of Hon. George Vere Hobart, 2nd s. of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, 3s. cr. Bt. 30 Sept. 1831.
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Cornet, R. Horse Gds. 1797, lt. 1799, ret. 1802.

Sec. of legation to USA 1804 – 08, to Sweden 1808 – 10, chargé d’affaires 1808, 1809 – 10; minister to USA 1811 – 12, to Denmark 1814 – 24, to Sardinia 1825 – 40; PC 28 Mar. 1822.

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FOSTER, Augustus John (1780-1848), of Killarney, co. Kerry.
Main residence: Killarney, co. Kerry, [I].
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FOSTER, Augustus John (1780-1848)

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