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HILL, Lord Arthur Marcus Cecil (1798-1863), of 2 Chesham Street, Belgrave Square, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 28 Jan. 1798, 3rd s. of Arthur, 2nd marq. of Downshire (d. 7 Sept. 1801), and Mary, 1st baroness Sandys, of Ombersley; bro. of Lord Arthur Moyses Hill MP, and Lord George Hill MP. educ. Eton 1811; Edinburgh Univ. m. 12 Apr. 1837, Louisa, yst. da. of Joseph Blake, of Gloucester Place, London, 4s. 6da. suc. bro. as 3rd bar. Sandys 16 July 1860, assumed name of Sandys by roy. lic. 11 Feb. 1861. d. 10 Apr. 1863.
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PC 23 June 1841

Comptroller of the queen’s household 23 June – 10 Sept. 1841, 6 July 1846 – 23 July 1847; treasurer of the household, 23 July 1847–21 Feb. 1852.

Attaché embassy at Madrid, 1816; précis writer foreign office, 1816 – 22; attaché embassy at Verona 1822, and Paris 1823 – 24; under-sec. legation to court of Tuscany, 1824; special sec. embassy to Brazil at Rio de Janeiro 1825 – 26; special embassy at St. Petersburg, 1827–8.

Knt. commdr. royal Portuguese military order of the Tower and Sword 1828.

Dep. lt. Oxon. 1834.

Main residence: 2 Chesham Street, Belgrave Square, London, Mdx.
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GUISE, Sir Berkeley William (1775-1834), of Highnam Court, Glos.

Family and Education
b. 14 July 1775, 1st s. of Sir John Guise, 1st bt., of Highnam, and Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Wright of Laurence Lane, London. educ. Eton 1791; Christ Church, Oxf. 1794. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 2 May 1794; to Guise fam. estates of Elmore Court and Rendcomb, Glos. on d. (1807) of his cos. Jane, w. of Rt. Rev. and Hon. Shute Barrington, bp. of Durham. d. unm. 23 July 1834.
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Verderer and dep. warden, Forest of Dean 1801 – d.; sheriff, Gloucester 1807, mayor 1818.

Capt. N. Glos. militia 1798; lt.-col. commdt. 1 R.E. Glos. militia 1809.

DCL (hon.) 1823.

Main residence: Highnam Court, Glos.
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FITZSIMON, Nicholas (1807-1849), of Castlewood, Frankford, King’s co. of Eden Park, Stillorgan, co. Dublin of 7 Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 1807, 1st s. of John Fitzsimon (or Fitzsimmons), of Castlewood, King’s co., and his w., 1st da. of Count Awly Magawly, of Frankford, King’s co. educ. Trinity Coll. Dublin 2 May 1825. m. 1829, Catherine, 2nd da. of John Power, 1st bt. (1841), of Roebuck House, co. Dublin. cr. knt. batchelor 9 Sept. 1841. d.s.p. 31 July 1849.
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Magistrate of Dublin police 1841; insp.-gen., prisons [I] 1848 – d.

JP King’s co.; board of superintendence King’s County jail, Tullamore.

Capt. Monaghan county militia.

Main residences: Castlewood, Frankford, King’s co, [I]; Eden Park, Stillorgan, co. Dublin, [I]; 7 Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, Mdx.
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DUNNE, Francis Plunket (1802-1874), of Brittas Castle, Clonaslee, Queen’s co. of Dunsoghly Castle, co. Dublin

Family and Education
b. 1802, 1st s. of Gen. Edward Dunne, of Brittas, Queen’s Co., and Frances, da. of Simon White, of Bantry House, co. Cork. educ. Trinity College, Dublin 1819; BA 1823; suc. fa. 12 Nov. 1844. d. unm. 6 July 1874.
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Clerk of ordnance 5 Mar. – Dec. 1852; a.d.c. & priv. sec. to viceroy [I] 1858–9.

PC [I] 12 Oct. 1866.

Cornet 7 Drag. Gds. 1823; lt. 1825; capt. 1826; capt. 10th Ft. 1829; major 1840; h.p. 1840; lt.-col. 1851; col. 1854; maj-gen. 1865 – d.

Lt.-col. Queen’s co. militia 1846; hon. col. 1873 – d.

JP; dep. lt. 1832; high sheriff 1837; grand juror Queen’s co.

MRIA 1868; provincial grand master of the Freemasons’ Society.

Cross of the Knight Commander of the Redeemer of Greece 1837

Main residences: Brittas Castle, Clonaslee, Queen’s co, [I]; Dunsoghly Castle, co. Dublin, [I].
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