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was the eldest son of Henry, first Marquis of Conyng- 

 ham, by Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph 

 Denlson, of Denbles, Surrey, and therefore cousin of 

 the late speaker of the House of Commons, Viscount 

 Ossington. He was born in Dublin in June, 1799, 

 and died, at his residence, Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, 

 July 1876. When a child, the late Marquis was page 

 of honour to the Prince Regent. When young he 

 entered the Life Guards. On the death of his eldest 

 brother. Lord Francis Conyngham, he entered Parlia- 

 ment as member for Donegal, and retained his seat 

 until he succeeded to the Marquisate in 1832. He 

 was for some time Under-Secretary of State for 

 Foreign Affairs, and a Lord of the Treasury. When 

 raised to the Upper House, Earl Grey offered him the 

 appointment of Postmaster-General, which he held 

 during the time his party were in power, and on their 

 return to office, he resumed the position, which he filled 

 until his appointment as Lord Chamberlain to King 

 William IV., and Privy Councillor. He filled the same 

 important office during the earlier years of the reign 

 of her present Majesty. Many years before his 

 death the Marquis retired almost entirely from public 

 life, and lived generally in Ireland, at Slane Castle — 

 one of the most beautiful mansions in this country — 

 charmingly situated on the banks of the river Boyne. 

 The house, grounds, and stables are all well worth 

 seeing, and there is a magnificent collection of old 

 china and objits de luxe^ as the Marquis had a great 

 taste for the Bea7ix-Ar:s. He was devoted to yachting, 

 was commander of the St. George Yacht Club, 

 and to him belonged the Flower of Yarrow, the Sul- 

 tana, the Sea Flower, Shamrock, Colville, and also 



