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philanthrophy in the border district of Hants and Wilts in which he lived, 
he was greatly to the front. A devoted Churchmen himself, he gave 
largely to Church objects. He was one of the founders of Radley College, 
near Oxford. The Wilts County Mirror, June 16th, 1899, says of him 
‘Sir Edward was not a great man, yet he will be known for his good 
works in Wilts and Hants long after the memories of more distin- 
guished men have passed away . . . He wasa model landlord . . . 
He abounded in Christian charity . . . a noble and worthy 
gentleman.” Obit. notice, Devizes Gazette, June 15th, 1899. 
Charles Penruddocke, of Compton Chamberlayne, 
died Oct. 30th, 1899, aged 71. Buried at Compton. Son of Charles 
Penruddocke, barrister, of Bath. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, 
Oxford. Called to the Bar, 1853. High Sheriff of Wilts, 1860. D.L. 
and J.P. for Wilts. He was at one time Major in the 1st Wilts Volunteers, 
and Captain in the Yeomanry. Married Flora Henrietta, d. of the late 
Walter Long, of Rood Ashton. He owned property at Baverstock, 
Fifield (near Pewsey), and Bratton St. Maur, Somerset, in addition to 
Compton Chamberlayne. He was for many years a regular attendant at 
the Society’s Annual Meetings, and has for some time been one of its 
Vice-Presidents, having filled the post of President of the Wilton Meeting 
of 1870 (when he entertained the Society at dinner at Compton), and at 
Trowbridge, in 1872. Beyond the performance of his magisterial duties 
he took no very prominent part in county matters. 
He was the author of the following:—__- 
Inaugural Address at Wilton, 1870, Wilts Arch. Mag., xiii., 1—12. 
Ditto at Trowbridge, 1871, Ibid, xiii., 288—304, 
Mistress Jane Lane, /did, xxvi., 1—38. 
The Ladies of Llangollen. Oblong illustrated pamphlet. Llangollen. 
1897. 
Obit. notices, Salishury Journal, Devizes Gazette, Nov. 9th, 1899. 
Major Thomas Clark, J.P., D.L., died Sept. 8th, 1899, aged 79. 
One of the well-known firm of cloth-makers at Trowbridge, he was much 
identified with all public matters in the place. A Conservative and 
Churchman, he built the Church in which he worshipped. Obit. Notice, 
Devizes Gazette, Sept. 14th, 1899. 
Major Frederick Spencer Schomberg, died June 18th, 1899, 
aged 62. Buried at Seend. Eldest son of the late Mr. Schomberg, of 
Seend. Joined 57th Regiment in the Crimea; took an active part in the 
Maori War, in New Zealand. Retired with brevet rank of Major. 
Hon. St. John Paul Methuen, died June 17th, 1899, aged 79. 
Buried at Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery. Son of the first Baron Methuen 
and Jane Dorothea, d. of Sir Henry Paulet St. JohnMildmay. Born at 
Corsham Court, 1819. Married, 1854, Anne, d. of Rev. W. Sergison, 
Rector of Slaugham, Sussex. Obit. Notice, Devizes Gazette, June 22nd, 
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