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Charles, third lord vifcount Townfhehd, married 
Audrey, daughter and heirefs of Edward Harrifon, of 
Balls, in the county of Hertford, efquire, governor of 
Fort Sainr George in the Eaft Indies; by which lady 
he had iffue George, firft marquis Townfliend ; and 
Charles, who was appointed, March 24, 1761, to the 
office of fecretary at war. He was alfo conftituted, June 
8, 1765, paymafter general of his majefty’s forces; and 
was farther promoted, Auguft 2, 1766, to be one of the 
lords commiffioners of the board of treafury, and chan¬ 
cellor and under-treafurer of his majefty’s exchequer. 
He was. poffeffed of extraordinary abilities and.admirable 
eloquence, and was confidered as one of the firft political 
characters of his time. He married Caroline, daughter 
of John duke of Argyle and Greenwich, and widow of 
Francis earl of Dalkeith, fon of Francis fecond duke of 
Buccledgh in the kingdom of Scotland; which lady 
was afterwards created baronefs of Greenwich, with 
remainder to her male iflue. He' died September 4, 
1767. 3. Roger, a lieutenant colonel in the army, who 
was killed at the fiege ofTiconderoga in North America, 
July 25, 1759. 4- Audrey, married to Roger Orme, 
efq. and died February 1781, leaving iflue. His lord- 
ffiip died March 12, 1764, and was fucceeded by his fon 
George, the firft marquis, who was advanced to that 
title, October 6, ^787. He was a field-marftial, colonel 
of the fecond regiment of dragoon guards, governor of 
Jerfey, and cuftos rotulorum of Norfolk. His lordfliip 
ferved under George II. at the battle of Dettingen ; 
he ferved alfo in the battles of Fontenoy, Culloden, 
and Lafeldt ; alfo at the memorable fiege of Quebec, 
which furrendered into his hands, as commander in chief 
after the death of the immortal Wolfe. His lordlhip 
was alfo at- the battle of Fellinghaufen, and ferved a 
campaign in Portugal, under the celebrated general 
count la Lippe ; he ferved the offices of lieutenant- 
general and mafter-general of the ordnance, and filled 
the ftation of lord lieutenant of Ireland for five years. 
He married firft, December 1751, Charlotte, baronefs de 
Ferrars, foie daughter of James Compton earl of Nor¬ 
thampton, by Elizabeth baronefs de Ferrars, and by 
her, whodied September 14, 1770, had iflue, 1. George, 
the prefent marquis. 2. Charlotte, died March 12, 
r760. 3. John, born January 19, 1757, married to 
Georgiana-Anne Poyntz, daughter of William Poyntz, 
efq. 4. Frances, who died young. 5. Frederic-Patrick, 
in holy orders. 6. Charles, who died May 27, 1796. 
7. Elizabeth, married, May 7, 1790, lieutenant-general 
William Loftus, colonel of the 24th regiment of dra¬ 
goons, and governor of Dumbarton, and has iffue. The 
marquis married fecondly, May 19, 1776, Anne, daugh¬ 
ter of the late fir William Montgomery, bar-t. and has 
iffue. 8. Anne, married, October 26, 1795, Hartington 
Hudfon, efq. 9. Charlotte, .married, Auguft 9, 1797, 
to George-William Frederic, duke of Leeds, jo. Ho. 
noria-Maria. 21. William. 12. Henrietta. J3. James- 
Nugent-Boyle-Bernardo. The marquis died on Sep¬ 
tember 24, 1807, when he was fucceeded by his eldeft 
fon George, the prefent and fecond marquis. 
Creations. —Baron Townfliend of Lynn Regis in 
the county of Norfolk, April 20, 1661. Vifcount 
Townfliend of Rainham in the county of Norfolk, De¬ 
cember 2, 16S2. Marquis Townfliend, of Rainham, 
October 27, 1787. 
Residences. —Rainham Hall, in the county of Nor¬ 
folk ; Richmond, in Surrey; and Pemworth-Caftle, in 
Stafford/hire.—Town-houfe, N Weymouth-(treet. 
Armorial Bearings.—S ee the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. —Hac gauri incrementa Jide. 5.—“ Ennobled for 
fidelity.” 
CECIL, MARQUIS OF SALISBURY. 
JAMES CECIL, Marquis and Earl of SA¬ 
LISBURY, Vifcount Cranbourn, and Baron Cecil of 
Effiendgn, Knight of the Garter ; Lord Lieutenant of 
L D R Y. 
the county of Herts, Snd High Steward of Hertford, 
LL.D. F.R.S. and F.S.A. born September 4, 1748; 
fucceeded his father, the late earl, September 1780; 
married, December 2, 1773, lady Mary-Emily Hill, 
fecond daughter of Wills, firft marquis of Downfliire ; 
by whom he has iffue, Georgiana-Charlotte-Augufta, 
born March 20/1786, to whont their Majefties and the 
Princefs Royal flood fponfors ; Emily, born July 13, 
1789; James-Mordaunt-William, vifcount Cranborne, 
heir apparent, born April 17, 1791. 
Robert, firft earl of Salifbury, was the younger fon of 
William lord Burleigh, fecretary of (fate and lord high 
treafurer of England in the reign of queen Elizabeth. 
This Robert was in great favour with that princefs, and 
was appointed in the year 1596 one of the principal 
fecretaries of ftate. In the c.lofe of her reign he went to 
France, to negociate a peace between the courts of 
France and Spain; and for fome years maintained a 
fecret correfpondence with king James the Sixth of 
Scotland ; by whom, after his acceftion to the Englifh 
crown, he was fucceffively created baron Cecil, vif¬ 
count Cranbourn, and earl of Salifbury. From the 
death of queen Elizabeth he was foie fecretary of ftate ; 
in 1608 he was raifed to the dignity of lord high trea¬ 
furer of England ; and died May 24, 1612. He has 
been confidered as a ftatefman of confummate ability, 
and was the laft furvivor of the great minifters of queen 
Elizabeth. 
James, third earl of Salifbury, his great grandfon, 
was one of the ftrenuous ftipporters of the bill for ex¬ 
cluding the duke of York from fucceeding to the throne 
of Great Britain. He had iflue, 1. James, fourth earl 
of Salifbury. 2. Charles, elefted bilhop of Briftol in 
the year 1732, and tranflated to the fee of Bangor in 
1734. He died May 29, 1737. 
James, the fifth earl, fucceeded his father in 1694. 
He married Anne, fecond daughter of Thomas, fixth 
earl of Thanet; and had iflue by her, James vifcount 
Cranbourn ; and William, who died in 1740 ; and three 
daughters: Anne, married to William Strode, efq. Ca¬ 
tharine, married to John, fecond earl of Egmont; and 
Margaret, who died in March 1732. His lordfhip 
dying October 9, 1728, was fucceeded by James, fixth 
earl of Salilbury, born October 20, 1713; married 1743, 
Elizabeth, eldeft daughter of Edward Keet, of Hert- 
fordfhire, efq. by whom he had iflue, James, the prefent 
earl ; Bennet, born June 22, 1747, and died November 
18, 1769; Anne, born March 6, 1746. His lordfliip 
died in September 1780, when he was fucceeded by 
• James, the prefent marquis. 
Creations. —Baron Cecil of E(Tendon, in the county 
of Rutland, May 13, 1603 ; Vifcount Cranbourn, in the 
county of Dorfet, Auguft 20, 1604; Earl of Salifbury, 
May 4, 1603 ; and Marquis of Salifbury, Auguft io* 
1789. 
Residences. —Hatfield in the county of Hertford 5 
and Cranbourn Lodge, in the county of Dorfet.—Town- 
houfe, Arlington-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —Bee the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Sero/ed/erio. —“ Late but ferioufly.” 
THYNNE, MARQUIS OF BATH. 
THOMAS THYNNE, Marquis of BATH, Vif¬ 
count Weymouth, Baron Thynne of Warminfter, and 
n Baronet; born January 23, 1763; fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, Thomas, the firft marquis, November 19, 1796; 
married, April 24, 1794, Ilabella Byng, daughter of 
vifcount Torrington; by which lady he has iflue, Eli¬ 
zabeth, born February 27, 1793; vifcount Weymouth, 
heir apparent, born April 9, 17965 Henry, born May 
24, 1797; John, born November 7, 1798 ; Louifa, born 
March 23, 1801 ; and a fon, born October 17, 1803. 
Thomas, fecond vifcount Weymouth, was Ion of 
Henry-Frederic, the firft vifcount’s younger brother, by 
Mary, daughter of Edward earl of jerfey, who married 
Elizabeth, 
