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talent, loyalty, and integrity," received the Earldom of 

 Galloway in 1623. Several members of the family dis- 

 tinguished themselves in the army, and one, the fifth 

 Earl, was a statesman of ability in the reign of Queen 

 Anne. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth 

 centuries, this family produced three admirals, one rear- 

 admiral, one lieutenant-general with the G.C.B., and one 

 major-general with a K.C.B. 



Galway. The family of Monckton was settled in 

 Yorkshire in the fifteenth century, and filled many 

 offices of importance in that county. One member did 

 service against the Scots in 1 545 ; two of his descendants 

 served in the armies of Charles L, while the head of 

 the family, Sir Philip Monckton, sat for some time 

 in Parliament as member for Scarborough, and 

 distinguished himself in actions against the Parlia- 

 mentary commanders. His son, Robert, assisted in the 

 Revolution of 1688, served in Parliament, and was 

 Commissioner of Trade and Plantations. His son, 

 John, was created a peer of Ireland in 1727, and occu- 

 pied several responsible posts. During the eighteenth 

 century this family produced one governor and com- 

 mander-in-chief and two generals, while a daughter of 

 the stock was the mother of the first Lord Houghton, 

 and ancestress of the present Earl of Crewe. 



Garvagh. One Robert Canning, reputed to be of 

 an ancient Wiltshire family, was an eminent merchant 

 of Bristol in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 

 His son and grandson were both Mayor several times, 

 and represented the city in Parliament. A great-grand- 

 son, William, undertook the complete restoration of 

 St. Mary RedclifF, and of him it is said that the 



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