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officer, had not his passion for the turf diverted a part of his energies." Brother 

 Marcus took charge of the King's race horses. Brother Delaval went to Mexico 

 as a young man, where he was known as a dare-devil rider and an excellent 

 rancher, rounding up his stock and branding his own cattle. He was killed in a 

 railway accident. 



Their mother, Christina Leslie, a daughter of Charles Powell-Leslie, became 

 a noted rider to hounds after her fortieth year. Their father's father married 

 a Delaval, of whom it is said they "would seem to have been a high-spirited, reck- 

 less, and spendthrift race." One of their ancestors, George Delaval, as vice 

 admiral fought off Cape Barfleur, 1692. Their father's brother, Henry, was killed 

 on the hunting field. A brother of their father's father, Admiral Sir John Poo 

 Beresford (III 1), a natural son of the first Marquis of Waterford, was a great 

 sea fighter, and another natural son of the first marquis, William Carr Beresford, 

 was a great fighter but too impetuous and quick-tempered to be a great general. 

 He made a great success as reorganizer of the Portuguese army. Thus Beresford's 

 ancestry on both sides shows daring and adventurousness. His own father was a 

 clergyman. The great-uncle, John Poo Beresford (III, 1) played a conspicuous 

 part in Parliament and was junior lord of the admiralty, and another brother 

 became primate of all Ireland. Earlier ancestors were members of Parliament. 



Charles Beresford was a statesman of breadth of view, as is shown by his 

 insistence on the needs of the navy; these views he successfully instilled into 

 Parliament, and thus he became the father of the modern British navy. 



Charles was jovial and full of pranks and practical jokes. At school he and 

 his two brothers were known as the three "wild Irish." The Delavals were given 

 to extravagant entertainments, to amateur theatricals, and to practical jokes. 

 Like many of his relatives, Charles was beloved of his men and had a great 

 influence over them. 



FAMILY HISTORY OF CHARLES DE LA POER BERESFORD. 



II (F F F F) Sir Marcus Beresford, first Earl of 

 Tyrone (1694-1763). I 2 (F F F M) Katherine, Baroness 

 de la Poer. 13 (F M M F) Lord Delaval. 



Fraternity of F F F: II 1, John Beresford (1738- 

 1805), appointed commissioner of revenue, became in 

 fact ruler of Ireland. II 3 (F F F), George de la Poer 

 Beresford, first Marquis of Waterford (1735-1800). II 5 

 (F F M), Elizabeth Monck. II 6 (F M F), George Car- 

 penter, second Earl of Tyrconnel. II 7 (F M M), Lady 

 Delaval, famed for her beauty. 



Fraternity of FF : III 1, Sir John Poo Beresford 

 (born 1768?), entered the Royal Navy in 1782 and rose 

 to the rank of admiral after distinguished service in 

 the West Indies and off Lisbon (1810). He was a con- 

 spicuous member of Parliament and junior lord of the 

 admiralty. Ill 2, Viscount William Carr Beresford 

 (1768-1854), "a born fighter and a great administrator," 

 bore a distinguished part in the Peninsular war, during 

 which he was made a marshal in the Portuguese army. 

 Ill 3, John George Beresford (1773-1862), primate of 

 all Ireland. Ill 4, George Thomas Beresford (1781- 

 1839), a privy councilor. Ill 6 (F F) Henry de la Poer Beresford, second Marquis of Waterford 

 (1772-1826), a privy councilor. Ill 7 (F M), Lady Susanna Carpenter, a singularly beautiful 

 woman. Ill 8 (M F), Charles Powell-Leslie. 



