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STEPHENS, Philip (1723-1809), of Fulham, Mdx. and Horsford, Norf.

Family and Education
b. 11 Oct. 1723, 3rd s. of Rev. Nathaniel Stephens, rector of Alphamstone, Essex by Ellis, da. of Philip Deane of Harwich, Essex. educ. Harwich g.s. unm. 1s. 1da. suc. bro. 1768; cr. Bt. 17 Mar. 1795 with rem. to his nephew Stephens Howe.
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Clerk, navy board (storekeeper’s accts.) 1739 – 41, (ticket office) 1741 – 51; clerk, Admiralty 1751 – 59; second sec. to Admiralty 1759 – 63, sec. 1763 – 95; ld. of Admiralty Mar. 1795-Oct. 1806.

Sec. Greenwich Hosp. 1756 – 59.

Main residences: Fulham, Mdx.; Horsford, Norf.
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STEPHENS, Philip (1723-1809)

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STEPHENS, Samuel (c.1768-1834), of Tregenna Castle, nr. St. Ives, Cornw.

Family and Education
b. c. 1768, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Samuel Stephens of Tregenna Castle by Anne, da. and h. of Richard Seaborne of Bristol, Glos. educ. St. John’s Camb. 1786-90; L. Inn 1789, called 1795. m. 22 Nov. 1796, Betty, da. and h. of Capt. Samuel Wallis the circumnavigator and commr. of the navy, of Tremaine, Cornw., 5s. 1da. suc. fa. 1794.
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Sheriff, Cornw. 1805–6.

Main residence: Tregenna Castle, nr. St. Ives, Cornw.
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Commons 1790-1820
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STEPHENS, Samuel (c.1768-1834)

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STEPHENSON, John (1710-94), of Brentford Butts, Mdx.

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bap. 16 Nov. 1710, s. and h. of Thomas Stephenson of Bails and Crosslands, Alston, Cumb.Alston par. reg.; Hodgson, Northumb. iii. pt. 2, p. 85; R. Welford, Mons. in St. Nicholas Church Newcastle, 95. by w. Margaret (d. 29 July 1759). m. 19 Dec. 1741, Mrs HolfordEvidently Mary, widow of Thomas Holford and mother of Josiah Holford of Hampstead, whom Stephenson in his will (PCC 223 Holman) refers to as my ‘son-in-law’. (d. 3 Mar. 1767), s.p. legit.Stephenson’s heir was his ‘natural’ son John Stephenson, brewer, who was drowned in a cooler in the Horse Shoe brewery six months after he had inherited it, Gent. Mag. (1794), ii. 1062. suc. fa. 1748.
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Dir. E.I. Co. 1765 – 68, Westminster Fire Office 1794.

Main residence: Brentford Butts, Mdx.
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Commons 1790-1820
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STEPHENSON, John (1710-94)

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STEUART DENHAM, Sir James, 8th Bt. (1744-1839), of Coltness and Westshield, Lanark.

Family and Education
b. Aug. 1744, o.s. of Sir James Steuart, 2nd Bt. of Goodtrees, Edinburgh and 7th Bt. of Coltness, Lanark by Lady Frances Wemyss, da. of James, 5th Earl of Wemyss [S]. educ. Angoulême 1749-55; Tübingen Univ. 1757-61. m. 30 Sept. 1772, Alicia, da. of William Blacker of Carrick, co. Armagh, s.p. suc. fa. as 8th Bt. 26 Nov. 1780, who on inheriting Westshield 1776 had taken the additional name of Denham.
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Cornet, 1 Drag. 1761; capt. 105 Ft. 1763, half-pay 1764; capt. 5 Drag. 1766; a.d.c. to ld. lt. [I] 1769; capt. 8 Drag. 1770; maj. 13 Drag. 1772, lt.-col. 1776, brevet col. 1782; col. 12 Drag. 1791 – 1815; maj.-gen. 1793, lt.-gen. 1798, gen. 1803; col. 2 Drag. 1815 – d.

Main residences: Coltness; Westshield, Lanark.
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STEUART DENHAM, Sir James (1744-1839)

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STEELE, Robert (1757-1817), of Westhampnett, nr. Chichester, Suss.

Family and Education
bap. 24 Feb. 1757, yst. s. of Thomas Steele of Westhampnett, recorder of Chichester, by Elizabeth née Madgwick of Cuckfield; bro. of Thomas Steele. educ. Westminster 1765; M. Temple 1775, called 1780. unm.
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Recorder, Chichester 1787 – d.; second justice of N. Wales circuit 1801 – 05; master in Chancery 1805 – d.

Main residence: Westhampnett, nr. Chichester, Suss.
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Commons 1790-1820
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STEELE, Robert (1757-1817)

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STEELE, Thomas (1753-1823), of Westhampnett, nr. Chichester, Suss.

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bap. 17 Nov. 1753, 1st s. of Thomas Steele of Westhampnett, recorder of Chichester, and bro. of Robert Steele. educ. Westminster; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1771; M. Temple 1772. m. 3 Sept. 1785, Charlotte Amelia, da. of Sir David Lindsay, 4th Bt., of Evelick, Perth, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1775.
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Sec. to master-gen. of Ordnance 1782 – 83; sec. to Treasury Dec. 1783 – Feb. 1791; PC 9 Mar. 1791; jt. paymaster-gen. Feb. 1791 – July 1804; commr. Board of Control May 1791 – June 1793; receiver-gen. alienation office 1793 – 97; King’s remembrancer, Exchequer Nov. 1797 – d.

Maj. Suss. militia 1794, 2nd lt.-col. 1798.

Main residence: Westhampnett, nr. Chichester, Suss.
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STEELE, Thomas (1753-1823)

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STEIN, John (b.1769), of Canonmills, Edinburgh.

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b. 13 Sept. 1769, 1st s. of James Stein, distiller, of Kilbagie, Clackmannan by Catherine, da. of John Buchanan of Alloa, Clackmannan. m. 1 Feb. 1802, Grace, da. of John Bushby of Tinwald Downs, Dumfries, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1804.
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Main residence: Canonmills, Edinburgh.
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STEIN, John (b.1769)

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