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twice married: in the first instance, in 1792, to the Hon. 

 Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Edward, Lord de Clifford ; 

 and secondly, in 1822, to Charlotte Susannah, daughter of 

 Sir Henry Hunloke, Bart. The Earl was appointed Master 

 of the Buckhounds in 1806, and resigned the office in the 

 early part of 1807. He died October 30th, 1849. 



1 807-1 823. — The Marquis of Cornwallis was born on 

 October 19th, 1774, at Culford. He was educated at Eton 

 and at St. John's College, Cambridge. In 1795 he became 

 M.P. for Eyre, and from 1796 to 1805 he was Member for 

 Suffolk. He married in 1797 the fourth daughter of the 

 fourth Duke of Gordon. He was appointed Master of 

 the Buckhounds and Ranger of Windsor Forest in May, 

 1807, and continued in the office until his death in 1823. 

 His lordship was a strong supporter of the Turf, and 

 amongst some of the various improvements he effected 

 during his official career at Ascot may be mentioned that 

 of thinning the course of some of the " Thimble-rig gentry," 

 who at that time, owing to their numbers, were a pest to 

 the racing community. 



1 823-1 830. — William Wellesley-Pole, Lord Mary- 

 borough (3rd Earl of Mornington), was born May 20th, 

 1763 at Dangan Castle. He was educated at Eton, and 

 afterwards joined the Royal Navy. He held several 

 appointments under Government, being Chancellor of the 

 Exchequer, 1811-1812; Master of the Mint, 1815-1823; 

 Postmaster General, 1834- 1835. In July, 1821, he was 

 created Baron Maryborough, and in September, 1842, 

 on the death of his brother, became Earl of Mornington. 

 He was Master of the Buckhounds from 1823 to 1830. 

 In 1784 he married Katherine Elizabeth, dauc^hter of 



