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PRATT, George Charles, earl of Brecknock (1799-1866).

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b. 2 May 1799, o. s. of John Jeffreys Pratt†, 1st mq. Camden, and Frances, da. and h. of William Molesworth of Wembury, Devon. educ. Eton 1814; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1816. m. 27 Aug. 1835, Harriet, da. of Rt. Rev. George Murray, bp. of Rochester, 3s. 8da. summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Camden 8 Jan. 1835; suc. fa. as 2nd Mq. Camden 8 Oct. 1840; KG 19 Jan. 1846. d. 6 Aug. 1866.
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Member of ld. high admiral’s council Feb. – Sept. 1828; ld. of admiralty Sept. 1828 – July 1829.

Capt. W. Kent militia 1817; lt. W. Kent yeoman cav. 1820; capt. Tunbridge Wells troop of yeoman cav. 1822, res. 1825, capt. 1831; maj. W. Kent yeoman cav. 1831, lt.-col. commdt. Apr. 1831.

Ld. lt. Brec. 1865 – d.

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BEST, Hon. William Samuel (1798-1869), of 12 Hanover Square, Mdx.

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b. 19 Feb. 1798, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Draper Best†, 1st Bar. Wynford, of Wynford Eagle, Dorset and Leesons, Chislehurst, Kent and Mary Anne, da. of Jerome Knapp of Haberdashers’ Hall, London, company clerk. educ. Eton 1808; Brasenose, Oxf. 1814; I. Temple, called 1823. m. 21 July 1821, Jane, da. of William Thoyts of Sulhampstead, Berks., 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 2nd Bar. Wynford 3 Mar. 1845. d. 28 Feb. 1869.
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Main residence: 12 Hanover Square, Mdx.
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BEST, Hon. William Samuel (1798-1869)

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WALDO SIBTHORP, Coningsby Waldo (?1782-1822), of Canwick Hall, Lincs.

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b. ?1782, 1st s. of Humphrey Sibthorp† (afterwards Waldo Sibthorp) of Canwick and Susannah, da. of Richard Ellison, banker, of Thorne, Yorks. and Sudbrooke Holme, Lincs.; bro. of Charles De Laet Waldo Sibthorp*. educ. Louth g.s. 1791; Westminster 1797; Corpus, Oxf. Nov. 1800, aged 18. unm. suc. fa. 1815. d. 9 Mar. 1822.
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Capt. R. South Lincs. militia 1804, maj. 1808, lt.-col. 1813.

Main residence: Canwick Hall, Lincs.
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WALDO SIBTHORP, Coningsby Waldo (?1782-1822)

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POYNTZ, William Stephen (1770-1840), of Cowdray Lodge, nr. Midhurst, Suss. and Midgham, Berks.

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b. 20 Jan. 1770, Sir J. Maclean, Hist. Fam. Poyntz, 226. 1st s. of William Poyntz, insp. of prosecutions in the exch., of Midgham and 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. d. 8 Apr. 1840.
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Capt. Midhurst vol. cav. 1794, Suss. militia 1795; lt.-col. commdt. W. Suss. militia 1812.

Main residences: Cowdray Lodge, nr. Midhurst, Suss.; Midgham, Berks.
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POYNTZ, William Stephen (1770-1840)

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POWLETT (formerly VANE), Hon. William John Frederick (1792-1864), of Langton Grange, co. Dur.; Somerby, Leics. and 19 Curzon Street, Mdx.

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b. 3 Apr. 1792, 2nd s. of William Harry Vane†, 3rd earl of Darlington (d. 1842), and 1st w. Lady Catherine Margaret Powlett, da. and coh. of Harry Powlett†, 6th duke of Bolton; bro. of Henry Vane, Visct. Barnard* and Hon. Harry George Vane†. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1809. m. 3 July 1815, Lady Grace Caroline Lowther, da. of William Lowther†, 1st earl of Lonsdale, s.p. styled. Lord William John Frederick Powlett 1827-64; took name of Powlett by royal lic. 20 Apr. 1813 in compliance with the will of his maternal grandmother Katherine, dowager duchess of Bolton (d. 21 Mar. 1809); suc. bro. Henry as 3rd duke of Cleveland 18 Jan. 1864 and resumed name of Vane by royal lic. 4 Mar. 1864. d. 6 Sept. 1864.
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Main residences: Langton Grange, co. Dur and Somerby, Leics and 19 Curzon Street, Mdx.
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POWLETT (formerly VANE), Hon. William John Frederick (1792-1864)

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POWELL, William Edward (1788-1854), of Nanteos, Card.

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b. 16 Feb. 1788, 1st s. of Thomas Powell of Nanteos and Elinor, da. of Edward Maurice Corbet of Ynysmaengwyn, Merion. educ. Westminster 1801-3; Christ Church, Oxf. 1804. m. (1) 4 Oct 1810, Laura Edwyna (d. 8 Sept. 1822), Ann. Reg. (1822), Chron. p. 291. da. of James Sackville Tufton Phelp of Cottrell House, Glam. and Coston House, Leics., 2s.; (2) 21 Apr. 1841, Harriet Dell, da. of Henry Hutton of Cherry Willingham, Lincs., wid. of George Ackers of Moreton Hall, Cheshire, s.p. suc. fa. 1797. d. 10 Apr. 1854.
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Ensign 18 Drag. 1811, half-pay 1822; maj. R. Card. militia 1811, col. 1816, lt.-col. commdt. (with rank of col.) 1823 – d.

Sheriff, Card. 1810 – 11; ld. lt. 1816 – d.

Main residence: Nanteos, Card.
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Draws also on M.M. Escott, ‘Parliamentary Representation: From the French Revolution to the Passage of the Reform Bill, 1790-1832’, Card. Co. Hist. iii. ed. G.H. Jenkins and I. Gwynedd Jones, 387-97.

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POWELL, William Edward (1788-1854)

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