312 Great Bedwyn. 



A.D. 



Viscount Cranbourne was the only son of James, sixth Earl of 

 Salisbury of the house of Cecil. He was created D.C.L. at Ox- 

 ford, 7 July 1773. He inherited the family title in 1780, was 

 created Marquis of Salisbury in 1789, and elected a Knight of the 

 Garter 12 June 1793, but not installed until May 1801. He died 

 13 June 1823. 



1780. 21 Geo. III. Oct. 31. Sir Merrik Burrell, Bart. Paul 



Methuen, Esq. 



1781. Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. loco Paul Methuen, Esq. who 



accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, and a new writ was 



ordered in Feb. 1781. 



Sir Merrik Burrell, second son of Peter Burrell of Beckenham, 

 co. Kent, Esq., by Isabella, second daughter of John Merrik of 

 Stubbers, co. Essex, Esq., was of West Grinstead Park, Governor 

 of the Bank of England, and created a Baronet 15 July 1766, 

 with remainder, in default of his own male issue, to Peter Burrell 

 of Beckenham, Esq. Sir Merrik died issueless in 1787. 



Paul Cobb Methuen, son of the above Paul Methuen, was father 

 of Paul, raised to the Peerage in 1838, as Baron Methuen of 

 Corsham. 



1784. 24 Geo. III. May 18. James, Marquis of Graham. Robert 



Manners, Esq. 



1789. James, Marquis of Graham, having been made Joint 



Paymaster General of the Land Forces, and a new writ 



ordered 31 July 1789, was re-elected. 



James, Marquis of Graham, was the only son of William, second 

 Duke of Montrose, whom he succeeded 23 Sept. 1 790. He was of 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, and took the degree of M.A. in 1775. 

 He was installed a Knight of the Garter 21 March 1812, became 

 Lord Justice General of Scotland, Lord Lieutenant of tbe counties 

 of Stirling and Galloway, and Chancellor of the University of 

 Glasgow. He died 30 Dec. 1836. 



Robert Manners, Esq. was son to Lord Robert Manners and 

 grandson of John, second Duke of Rutland, He was Lieut. Col., 

 afterwards a General, in the Army, and one of His Majesty's 

 Equerries. 



1790. 31 Geo. III. Nov. 25. James, Marquis of Graham. John, 



Lord Doune. 

 1790. James George, Yiscount Stopford, loco the Marquis of 

 Graham, who succeeded to the Dukedom of Montrose, 

 and a new writ was ordered 12 Dec. 1790. 



