POWER, John William (1816-1851), of Gurteen, co. Waterford of Newtown House, Tramore, co. Waterford

Family and Education
b. 4 Feb. 1816, 1st s. of Edmond Power of Gurteen, co. Waterford, and Anastasia, da. of John Lalor, of Crannagh, co. Tipperary. m. 30 Apr. 1840, Frances Power, da. of Sir John Power, 1st bt., of Kilfane, co. Kilkenny, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 4d. suc. fa. 29 May 1830. d. 12 May 1851.
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J.P. co. Waterford, grand juror, Dep. Lieut., High Sheriff (1841), co. Waterford.

Main residences: Gurteen, co. Waterford, [I]; Newtown House, Tramore, co. Waterford, [I].
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PIGOT, David Richard (1796-1873), of Merrion Square East, Dublin

Family and Education
b. 1796, o. s. of Dr. John Pigot, of Kilworth, co. Cork (d. 1819), and 2nd w. Margaret Nagle, of Kilworth, co. Cork. educ. priv. Mr. Downing, of Fermoy; Trinity College, Dublin, matric. 1814; BA 1819; MA 1832; LL.D (honoris causa) 1870; King’s Inns 1817; MT 1818; called [I] 1826. m. 9 May 1821, Catherine, o. da. of Walter Page, of Araglin Mills, co. Cork, 4s. 1da. d. 22 Dec. 1873.
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PC [I] 1840.

Sol.-gen. [I] 11 Feb. 1839; att.-gen. [I] 14 Aug. 1840-Sept. 1841.

KC 1835; bencher of King’s Inns, 1839 (prof. law 1859); chief baron of exchequer [I] 1 Sept. 1846.

Visitor Maynooth College 1845; member senate Queen’s College, Ireland 1850; commr. national education [I] 1861 – d.

Member Royal Irish Academy 1845; Celtic Society 1847.

Main residence: Merrion Square East, Dublin, [I].
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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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SCOTT, Robert (1803-1856), of Stourbridge, Worcestershire; The Red House, Great Barr, Staffordshire

Family and Education
b. 15 July 1803, 3rd. s. of Rev. Charles Wellbeloved (d. 29 Aug. 1858), of York, Yorks., and Anne, da. of John Kinder, of Stoke Newington, Mdx. educ. M. Temple 1824, called 1829. m. 17 Feb. 1830, Sarah, o. da. and h. of John Scott, of Stourbridge, Worcs., and Great Barr, Staffs. 1s. Assumed name of Scott in lieu of Wellbeloved by r.l. 13 Mar. 1830. suc. fa.-in-law 3 Jan. 1832. d. 21 Feb. 1856.
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J.P. Worcs., Staffs.; Deputy Lieut. Worcs.

Main residences: Stourbridge, Worcestershire and The Red House, Great Barr, Staffordshire.
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GRENFELL, Henry Riversdale (1824-1902), of St. James’s Place, Westminster, Middlesex; Taplow Court, Maidenhead , Kent

Family and Education
b. 5 Apr. 1824, 2nd s. of Charles Pascoe Grenfell MP (d. 21 Mar. 1867), of Taplow Court, Maidenhead, Kent, and Georgiana Isabella, eld. da. of Philip Molyneaux, 2nd earl of Sefton; bro. of Charles William Grenfell MP. educ. Harrow 1836-8; Christ Church, Oxf., matric. 1842. m. 25 July 1867, Alethea Louisa, da. of Henry John Adeane MP, 1s. 1da. d. 11 Sept. 1902.
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Dir. Bank of England 1865 – d. dep. gov. 1879 – 81; gov. 1881 – 83.

Main residences: St. James's Place, Westminster, Middlesex and Taplow Court, Maidenhead, Kent.
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LITTLETON, Edward Richard (1815-1888), of Teddesley Park, Staffordshire; Hatherton Hall, Staffordshire

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b. 31 Dec. 1815, o.s. of Edward John Littleton MP, 1st bar. Hatherton, and 1st w. Hyacinthe Mary, illeg. da. of Richard Colley Wellesley MP, 1st mq. Wellesley [I]. educ. Eton. m. 23 Sept. 1841, Margaret Percy, yst. da. of George Percy, 5th duke of Northumberland. 5s. C.B. 24 May 1881. suc. fa. 4 May 1863 as 2nd bar. Hatherton. d. 3 Apr. 1888.
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Vice lt. Staffs. 1855.

Col. 2 Stafford militia 1852 – d.

Main residences: Teddesley Park, Staffordshire and Hatherton Hall, Staffordshire.
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RICARDO, John Lewis (1812-1862), of Exbury House, Fawley, Hampshire

Family and Education
b. 1812, s. of Jacob Ricardo. m. 11 Aug. 1841, Katherine, da. of Gen. Sir Alexander Duff, of Dalgetty, Elgin. 1s. d. 20 Aug. 1862.
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Deputy Lieut. Elgin 1848; J.P. Hants.

Main residence: Exbury House, Fawley, Hampshire.
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HENEAGE, George Fieschi (1800-1864), of Hainton Hall, nr. Market Rasen, Lincs.

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b. 22 Nov. 1800, 1st s. of George Robert Heneage, of Hainton Hall, Lincs., and Frances Anne, da. of George Ainslie, gov. Eustatius and Dominica; bro. of Edward Heneage MP. educ. Eton 1817; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1818, B.A. 1822, M.A. 1826. m. 17 Jan. 1833, Frances (d. 13 Nov. 1842), da. of Michael Tasburgh of Burghwallis, Yorks., 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 16 June 1833. d. 11 May 1864.
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J.P. Lincs.; Dep. Lt. Lincs., sheriff Lincs. 1839–40.

Main residence: Hainton Hall, nr. Market Rasen, Lincs.
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SHAFTO, Robert Duncombe (1806-1889), of 2 Cromwell Houses, South Kensington, Mdx.; Whitworth Park, co.Durham and Hampworth Lodge, Wilts.

Family and Education
b. 7 Apr. 1806, 1st s. of Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto MP, of Whitworth Park, Durham, and Catherine, da. of Sir John Eden, of Windlestone, co. Dur. educ. Westminster 1819; Trinity, Camb. matric. 1823. m. 23 Oct. 1838, Charlotte Rosa, da. of William Baring MP, of Norman Court, Hants. 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 17 Jan. 1848. d. 22 Mar. 1889.
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JP Durham; Wiltshire; Dep. Lt. Durham 1848; high sheriff 1861.

Hon. col. 2nd Durham rifle volunteers 1863 – 64.

Main residences: 2 Cromwell Houses, South Kensington, Mdx. and Whitworth Park, co.Durham and Hampworth Lodge, Wilts.
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STAPLETON, John (1816-1891), of Berwick Hill, Northumb.

Family and Education
b. 11 Apr. 1816, 5th s. of Thomas Stapleton (d. 4 July 1839), of Richmond, Yorks., and Maria Juliana, da. of Sir Robert Gerard, bt., of Lancs. educ. Stonyhurst College, Lancs.; universities of Edinburgh, Gottingen and Berlin; L. Inn, adm. 1833, called 1840; M. Temple, adm. 1842. m. 26 Apr. 1860, Frances Dorothea, da. of Edward Bolton King MP, of Chadshunt. Warws., 5s. 5da. (1 d.v.p.); d. 25 Dec. 1891.
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Dir. Royal British bank 1855; dep. gov. 1856.

Main residence: Berwick Hill, Northumb.
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