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WROTTESLEY, Sir John (1771-1841), of Wrottesley Hall, near Tettenhall, Staffordshire; 13 St. George’s Street, Middlesex
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b. 25 Oct. 1771, 1st s. of Sir John Wrottesley MP, 8th bt., of Wrottesley Hall, Staffs., and Hon. Frances Courtenay, da. of William Courtenay MP, 1st Visct. Courtenay; bro. of Henry Wrottesley MP. educ. Westminster 1782; Angers mil. acad. 1787. m. (1) 23 June 1795, Lady Caroline Bennet (d. 7 Mar. 1818), da. of Charles, 4th earl of Tankerville, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. (4 d.v.p.); (2) 19 May 1819, Julia, da. of John Conyers of Copt Hall, Essex, wid. of Hon. John Astley Bennet (bro. of Wrottesley’s 1st w.), s.p. suc. fa. as 9th bt. 23 Apr. 1787; cr. Bar. Wrottesley 11 July 1838. d. 16 Mar. 1841.
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Ensign 35 Ft. 1787; lt. 19 Ft. 1790, 29 Ft. 1790; capt. 16 Drag. 1793; maj. 32 Ft. 1794, ret. 1795.
Lt.-col. commdt. W. Staffs. militia 1809, lt.-col. 1835 – d.
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Main residences: Wrottesley Hall, near Tettenhall, Staffordshire and 13 St. George's Street, Middlesex.
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FOLEY, Henry John Wentworth Hodgetts (1828-1894), of Prestwood, Staffordshire
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b. 9 Dec. 1828, o.s. of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley MP, of Prestwood, Staffs., and Charlotte Margaret, da. of John Gage, of Rogate Lodge, Suss. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 4 June 1846. m. 12 Dec. 1854, Jane Frances Anne, 2nd da. of Richard Hussey Vivian MP, 1st Lord Vivian. 1s. suc. fa. 13 Nov. 1861. d. 23 Apr. 1894.
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J.P., Deputy Lieut. Staffs.; high sheriff Staffs. 1877.
Main residence: Prestwood, Staffordshire.
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FOSTER, William Orme (1814-1899), of Stourton Casle, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire
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b. 29 Oct. 1814, 1st s. of William Foster, of Stourton Castle, near Stourbridge, Worcs., and Charlotte, da. of William Orme, of Dulwich, Surr. m. 16 Mar. 1843, Isabella, da. of Henry Grazebrook, of Liverpool, Lancs. 2s. 4da. suc. uncle 1853; suc. fa. 26 Sept. 1860. d. 29 Sept. 1899.
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High sheriff Wexford 1876, Salop. 1883; Deputy Lieut. Salop.
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Main residence: Stourton Casle, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire.
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PEEL, Arthur Wellesley (1829-1912), of The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire
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b. 3 Aug. 1829, 5th s. of Sir Robert Peel MP, 2nd bart. (d. 1850), and Julia, y. da. of Gen. Sir John Floyd, 1st bart.; bro. of Sir Robert Peel MP, 3rd bart.; Frederick Peel MP. educ. Eton 1841-8; Balliol, Oxf. m. 14 Aug. 1862, Adelaide, eld. surv. da. of William Stratford Dugdale MP, of Merevale Hall and Blyth Hall, Warws. 4s. 2 da. (1 d.v.p.); d. 24 Oct. 1912. cr. 1st visct. Peel 9 May 1895.
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Parliamentary secretary to Poor Law Board, Dec. 1868 – Jan. 1871; to Board of Trade, Jan. 1871 – Aug. 1873; under secretary to home office, Apr.-Dec. 1880.
Liberal chief whip, Aug. 1873-Feb. 1874.
Speaker, Feb. 1884-Apr. 1895.
Deputy Lieut. Warws.; J.P. Beds.; Warws.
Chm. of bd. of trustees, National Portrait Gallery; trustee of British Museum; hon. D.C.L. Oxf. 1887.
Main residence: The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire.
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