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FRESHFIELD, James William (1775-1864), of The Manor House, Stoke Newington and 9 Upper Wimpole Street, Mdx.

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b. 8 Apr. 1775, Ex inf. Stephen Lees. 1st s. of James Freshfield of Chertsey, Surr. and w. Elizabeth. educ. Peterhouse, Camb. 1827; G. Inn 1827, called 1842. m. (1) 27 Feb. 1799, Mary, da. of James Blacket, 3s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 22 Oct. 1821, Frances Jane Sims, s.p. d. 27 June 1864.
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Attorney to Bank of England 1812 – 40.

Sheriff, Surr. 1849–50.

Main residences: The Manor House, Stoke Newington; 9 Upper Wimpole Street, Mdx.
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CROMPTON, Samuel (1785-1848), of Wood End, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.

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b. 8 July 1785, IGI (Derbys.). s. and h. of Samuel Crompton of Wood End and Sarah, da. of Samuel Fox of Derby. educ. Charterhouse 1798; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1804. m. 3 Nov. 1829, Isabella Sophia, da. of the Hon. and Rev. Archibald Hamilton Cathcart, vic. of Kippax, Yorks. and preb. of York, 4da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1810; cr. bt. 20 June 1838. d. 27 Dec. 1848.
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Capt. 4 N. Riding militia 1809.

Main residence: Wood End, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.
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CROMPTON, Samuel (1785-1848)

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CROKER, John Wilson (1780-1857), of Munster House, Fulham, Mdx. and West Molesey , Surr.

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b. 20 Dec. 1780, 2nd s. of John Croker, surveyor-gen. port of Dublin, and 2nd w. Hester, da. of Rev. Richard Rathbone of Ballymore, co. Galway. educ. James Knowles’s sch. Cork; French émigré sch. Cork; Willis’s, Portarlington 1792; Trinity, Dublin 1796; King’s Inns 1798; L. Inn 1800, called [I] 1802. m. 25 May 1806, Rosamund Carrington, da. of William Pennell of Waterford, dep. comptroller of customs, later British consul, S. America, 1s. d.v.p. d. 10 Aug. 1857.
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Customs controller of Wexford, Waterford and Ross 1804 – 07; sec. to admiralty Oct. 1809 – Nov. 1830; PC 16 June 1828.

Dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1815.

Main residences: Munster House, Fulham, Mdx.; West Molesey, Surr.
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Based, unless otherwise stated, on The Correspondence and Diaries of John Wilson Croker ed. Louis J. Jennings, 3 vols. (1844). The only modern biography is by Myron F. Brightfield (1940), which concentrates on Croker’s ‘relation to literary history and literary criticism’ (p. viii). See also Oxford DNB and W. Thomas, The Quarrel of Macaulay and Croker (2000), 32-58, 96-101.

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FRENCH, Arthur II (?1788-1856), of French Park, co. Roscommon

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b. ?May 1788, 1st s. of Arthur French I* and Margaret, da. of Edmund Costello of Edmonstown, co. Mayo; bro. of Patrick Fitzstephen French†. educ. Trinity, Dublin 3 June 1806, aged 18; Trinity, Oxf. 27 Apr. 1808, aged 19. m. 16 Apr. 1818, Mary Catherine, da. of Christopher McDermott of Creggah, King’s Co., s.p. suc. fa. 1820; cr. Bar. De Freyne of Artagh 16 May 1839; Bar. De Freyne of Coolavin with spec. rem. to his bros. 5 Apr. 1851. d. 29 Sept. 1856.
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Gov. co. Roscommon 1821 – 31, ld. lt. 1854 – d.

Main residence: French Park, co. Roscommon, [I].
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CRIPPS, Joseph (1765-1847), of Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Glos.

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b. 10 Mar. 1765, 1st s. of Joseph Cripps of Cirencester and Hester, da. of William Hall of Arlington. m. (1) 27 Apr. 1786, Elizabeth (d. 15 Apr. 1799), da. of Benjamin Harrison of Lee, Kent, gov. and treas. Guy’s Hosp., 3s. 2da.; (2) 1 Oct. 1801, Dorothea Harrison, sis. of his 1st w., 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1782. d. 8 Jan. 1847.
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Dir. Van Diemen’s Land Co. 1825 – d., dep. gov. by 1829, gov. by 1838 – ?42.

Capt. Cirencester vols. 1798, lt.-col. commdt. 1803.

Main residence: Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Glos.
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CRICHTON STUART, Lord Patrick James Herbert (1794-1859), of Rosemount, nr. Kilmarnock, Ayr and Cardiff Castle, Glam.

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b. 25 Aug. 1794, 2nd and posth. s. of John Stuart†, Visct. Mountstuart, and Lady Elizabeth Penelope Crichton, da. and h. of Patrick, 6th earl of Dumfries [S]. educ. Eton 1808; Christ’s, Camb. 1812. m. 13 July 1818, Hannah, da. of William Tighe† of Woodstock, co. Kilkenny, 2s. 1da. Took additional name of Crichton 21 Mar. 1817; patent of precedence as son of a mq. 28 May 1817. d. 7 Sept. 1859.
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Constable, Cardiff Castle, 1823.

Ld. lt. Bute 1854 – d.

Main residences: Rosemount, nr. Kilmarnock, Ayr; Cardiff Castle, Glam.
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CRICHTON STUART, Lord Patrick James Herbert (1794-1859)

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CRESSETT PELHAM, John (?1769-1838), of Crowhurst Place, Suss. and Cound Hall, Salop.

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b. ?1769, o.s. of Henry Pelham† (afterwards Cressett Pelham) of Crowhurst Place and Cound Hall and Jane, da. of Nicholas Hardinge† of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surr. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1787; Clare, Camb. 1789; L. Inn 1791. unm. Took name of Cressett before Pelham with his fa. 28 Aug. 1792; suc. fa. 1803. d. 29 Aug. 1838.
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Lt. Suss. militia 1794, capt. 1795 – 97; maj. W. Salop militia 1808.

Main residences: Crowhurst Place, Suss.; Cound Hall, Salop.
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CRESSETT PELHAM, John (?1769-1838)

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FRENCH, Arthur I (1765-1820), of French Park, co. Roscommon

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bap. 6 Apr. 1765, Hist. Irish Parl. iv. 244. 1st surv. s. of Arthur French of French Park and Alicia, da. of Richard Magenis of Dublin. m. 8 Oct. 1764, Margaret, da. of Edmund Costello of Edmonstown, co. Mayo, 5s. 4da. suc. fa. 1799. d. 24 Nov. 1820.
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MP [I] 1783 – 1800.

Trustee, linen board [I] 1795 – d.

Gov. co. Roscommon 1819 – d.

Capt. Elphin and French Park cav. 1796; commdt. French Park cav. vols. 1797.

Main residence: French Park, co. Roscommon, [I].
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FRENCH, Arthur I (1765-1820)

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CREEVEY, Thomas (1768-1838).

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b. 5 Mar. 1768, o.s. of William Creevey (d. 1769), capt. of an African slaver, of Liverpool, Lancs. and Phoebe, da. of Robert Prescott of St. Peter’s, Liverpool. IGI (Lancs.). educ. Newcome’s, Hackney 1780-7; Queens’, Camb. 1787; I. Temple 1789; G. Inn 1791, called 1794. m. 16 June 1802, Eleanor, da. of Charles Brandling† of Gosforth, Northumb., wid. of William Ord of Whitfield Hall, Northumb., s.p. d. 5 Feb. 1838.
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Sec. to bd. of control Feb. 1806 – Apr. 1807; treas. of ordnance Dec. 1830 – July 1834; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1834 – d.

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Based, unless otherwise stated, on Creevey Pprs. ed. Sir H. Maxwell (1904 edn.) and Creevey’s Life and Times ed. J. Gore (1937 edn.).

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CREEVEY, Thomas (1768-1838)

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CRICKITT, Robert Alexander (1784-1832), of Smith’s Hall, nr. Chipping Ongar, Essex and Brompton Square, Mdx.

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b. 1784, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Charles Alexander Crickitt†, banker, of Smith’s Hall and w. Sarah Dolby of Brises, Kelvedon Hatch. educ. Eton 1799. m. 1 June 1813, Juliana Maria Eliza, da. of Cornelius Henderixon Kortwright, Danish planter, of St. Croix, W.I. and Hylands, Essex, s.p. suc. fa. 1803. d. 3 Jan. 1832.
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Bailiff, Ipswich 1805 – 06.

Main residences: Smith's Hall, nr. Chipping Ongar, Essex; Brompton Square, Mdx.
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CRICKITT, Robert Alexander (1784-1832)

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