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BUXTON, Thomas Fowell (1786-1845), of Hampstead, Mdx.
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b. 7 Apr. 1786, 1st s. of Thomas Fowell Buxton of Earls Colne, Essex by Anna, da. of Osgood Hanbury of Holfield Grange, Essex. educ. Kingston-upon-Thames; Dr Charles Burney’s sch. at Greenwich; Trinity, Dublin 1803; L. Inn 1805. m. 13 May 1807 Hannah, da. of John Gurney of Earlham Hall, Norf., 3s. 2da. suc. fa. 1793; cr. Bt. 30 July 1840.
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Main residence: Hampstead, Mdx.
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C. Buxton, Mems. of Sir T. F. Buxton ; R. H. Mottram, Buxton the Liberator.
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BUXTON, Thomas Fowell (1786-1845)
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BYNG, George (1764-1847), of Wrotham Park, Mdx.
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b. 764, 1st s. of George Byng of Wrotham by Anne, da. of William Conolly of Castletown, co. Kildare. educ. Westminster 1773-80. m. 26 June 1797, Harriet, da. of Sir William Montgomery, 1st Bt., of Macbie Hill, Peebles, s.p. suc. fa. 1789.
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Capt. commdt. S. Mimms and Hadley vol. inf. 1803.
Main residence: Wrotham Park, Mdx.
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BYNG, George (1764-1847)
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CALCRAFT, Sir Granby Thomas (?1767-1820).
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b. ?1767, 2nd illegit. s. of John Calcraft of Rempstone, Dorset and Ingress, Kent by the actress Mrs Elizabeth Bride;His father, who named him after his first patron Lord Granby, left him £10,000 by his will, PCC 288 Taverner. bro. of John Calcraft. educ. Harrow 1775; Eton 1778-9. unm. Kntd. (order of Maria Theresa) Apr. 1794.
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Cornet, 15 Drag. 1788, lt. 1793, capt. 1794; maj. 25 Drag. 1799, 3 Drag. Gds. 1800, brevet lt.-col. 1800, col. 1810, maj.-gen. 1813, res. 1814.
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CALCRAFT, Sir Granby Thomas (?1767-1820)
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CALCRAFT, John (1765-1831), of Rempstone, Dorset and Ingress, Kent.
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b. 16 Oct. 1765, 1st illegit. s. of John Calcraft of Rempstone and Ingress by the actress Mrs Elizabeth Bride; bro. of Sir Granby Thomas Calcraft. educ. Harrow 1774; Eton 1778-9. m. 5 Mar. 1790, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Pym Hales, 4th Bt., of Bekesbourne, Kent, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1772.
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Clerk of Ordnance Feb. 1806 – Mar. 1807; paymaster of the forces June 1828–30; PC 16 June 1828.
Capt. Purbeck vols. 1794; capt. Dorset militia 1798, maj. 1799–1809.
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Main residences: Rempstone, Dorset; Ingress, Kent.
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Commons 1790-1820
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CALCRAFT, John (1765-1831)
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CALL, John (1732-1801), of Whiteford, nr. Callington, Cornw.
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b. 30 June 1732, 1st s. of John Call of Prestacott in Launcells by Jane, da. of John Mill of Shernick Farm in Launcells. educ. ‘under Mr Daddo, at Tiverton’ and ‘Mr Keate, of Somerton’, until he was 17. m. 28 Mar. 1772, Philadelphia, da. and coh. of William Batty, MD, of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surr., 2s. 4da. suc. fa. 1766; cr. Bt. 28 July 1791.
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Sheriff, Cornw. 1771–2.
To India 1750 as sec. to Benjamin Robbins, chief engineer, E.I. Co.; writer (Madras) 1751; chief engineer Fort St. David 1751 – 57; col. and chief engineer, Coromandel 1757; member of council, Madras 1765 – 70; returned to England 1770.
Treasurer, board of agriculture 1794–1800.
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Main residence: Whiteford, nr. Callington, Cornw.
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CALL, John (1732-1801)
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