LENNOX, Lord William Pitt (1799-1881), of Regent Street, Mdx.

b. 20 Sept. 1799, 4th s. of Charles Lennox†, 4th duke of Richmond (d. 1819), and Lady Charlotte Gordon, da. of Alexander, 4th duke of Gordon [S]; bro. of Lord Arthur Lennox* and Lord John George Lennox*. educ. Westminster 1808-13; privately by Rev. James Knollis of Littlewick Green, Maidenhead Thicket, Berks. 1813-14. m. (1) 7 May 1824, Mary Anne (div. 26 Feb. 1831), da. of George Paton, schoolmaster, of Edinburgh, 1da. d.v.p.; A report in The Times, 2 June 1830, alleged that she bore Lennox three children and was pregnant with their fourth child at the time of their separation. (2) 1854, Ellen (d. 3 Nov. 1859), da. of John Smith, 1s.; (3) 17 Nov. 1863, Maria Jane, da. of Rev. Capel Molyneux, incumbent of St. Paul’s, Onslow Square, Mdx. s.p. d. 18 Feb. 1881.