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HERALDRY. 
was eledted, in 1744, lord biffiop of Saint David’s, and 
tranflated to the lee of Durham. He died June 9, 1771; 
and lord Trevor, his father, June 19, 1730. 
Robert, fourth lord Trevor, a {Turned the furname of 
Hampden, in conformity with the will of the laft fur-, 
vivor of that name, which had been rendered illuftripus 
in the annals of Great Britain by the noble (land of John 
Hampden, his maternal anceftor, againft the illegal im- 
pofition of ffiip-money in the reign of Charles I. for par¬ 
ticulars of which, fee the articles Eng land, vol. vi. 
p. 669 ; and Hampden, p. 199 of this volume. By 
George III. he was created vifcount Hampden, of Hamp¬ 
den, in the county of Buckingham ; and married Con- 
ftantia, daughter of Peter Anthony de Huybert, lord of 
Van Kruningen, in the republic of theUnited Provinces; 
by which lady, who died June 15, 1761, he had ilfue, 
1. Thomas, his fucceffor. 2. John, born February 24, 
1749, and appointed, April 8, 1780, minifter plenipoten¬ 
tiary to the elettor palatine, and to the diet of Ratilbon ; 
which office he exchanged, February 22, 1783, for that 
of envoy extraordinary and minifter plenipotentiary to 
the court of Turin. He married, Auguft 5, 1773, Har¬ 
riet, daughter of the reverend Dr. Burton, late canon of 
Cirrift.'chu'rch, Oxford. 3. Maria-Conftantia, born Fe¬ 
bruary 22, 1744; married to Henry, twelfth earl of Suf¬ 
folk, and died February 8, 1767, by whom fhe left a 
daughter. And, 4. Anne, who died unmarried in 1760. 
Robert, firft vifcount Hampden, dying in 1783, was iuc- 
ceeded by his fon, Thomas, the prefent and fifth lord, 
and fecond vifcount. The prefumptive heir is John, 
brother to the vifcount. 
Creations. —Baron Trevor, of Bromham, in the 
county of Bedford, December 31, 1711. Vifcount Hamp¬ 
den, of Hampden, in the county of Buckingham, June 
8, 1776. 
Residences. —Hampden Houfe, in the county of 
Buckingham.—Town-houfe, Green-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto .—Vejligia nulla retrorfuin .— “ No veftige of 
retreating.” 
SACKVILLE GERMAINE, VISCOUNT SACK- 
VILLE. 
CHARLES-SACKVILLE GERMAINE, Vis¬ 
count SACKVILLE, of Drayton, in Northampton- 
Ihire, and Baron Bolebrooke, in the county of SulTex ; 
born Auguft 27, 1767 ; fucceeded his father, the late 
vifcount, Auguft 26, 1785.. 
The vifcount’s father was, by Elizabeth, daughter of 
lieutenant-general Colyear, brother to David, earl of 
Portmore, fon of Lionel, firft duke of Dorfet, a lieute¬ 
nant-general in the army, who ferved with confiderable 
reputation in the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, and 
Culloden. He went over to Ireland in 1751, as fecre- 
tary to his father in the capacity of lord lieutenant of 
that kingdom ; and was fecond in command to Charles, 
fecond duke of Marlborough, in the expedition againft 
the port of Saint Malo, and in the expedition intended 
to reinforce prince Ferdinand of -Brunfwick, in 1758. 
Upon the death of the duke of Marlborough, October 
20, in that year, lord George Sackville was appointed 
commander in chief of the Britifli forces in Germany. 
He aflumed the furname of Germaine, in purfuance of 
the wills of fir John Germaine, of Drayton, in the coun¬ 
ty of Northampton, baronet, and of his confort Eliza¬ 
beth, daughter of Charles, fecond earl of Berkeley. By 
George III. he was appointed, November 10, 1775, firft 
lord commiffionerof trade and plantations, and principal 
fecretary of ftate for the department of the colonies. 
He refigned his feat at the board of trade in November 
3779, and the feals of fecretary of ftate in February 
1782. Upon that occafion he was created baron Bole- 
broke, and vifcount Sackville. One of the laft public 
effort.; of this nobleman, was his memorable fpeech upon 
the fubjeiT of the Iriffi propofitions in June 1785, in 
which he ftrongly recommended an union of the two 
kingdoms; an event which has fince happily followed. 
Lord vifcount Sackville married Diana, daughter of 
John, and niece of fir Jeremy Sambroke, of Gubbins, in 
the county of Hertford, baronet; by which lady, who 
died January 15, 1778, he had ilfue, 1. Diana, born July, 
8, 1756 ; married to John Crolby earl of Glandore, of 
the kingdom of Ireland. 2. Elizabeth, born July 4, 
1762 ; married to Henry-ArthurHerbert, of Muckruls, in, 
the kingdom of Ireland, efquire. 3. Caroline, born June 
28, 1764. 4. Charles, his fuccefior. 5. George, born 
December 7, 1770. Lord Sackville died Auguft 26, 
1785, and was fucceeded by his fon, the prefent and fe¬ 
cond vifcount. The heir prefumptive is George, his 
lordlhip’s brother. 
Creations. —Baron Bolebroke, of Bolebroke, in tha 
county of Suftex, and Vifcount Sackville, of Drayton, 
in the county of Northampton, February 11, 1782. 
Residences. —Drayton Park, in thecounty of North¬ 
ampton.—Town-houfe, Harley-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearing s .—See the annexed Engraving, 
Motto.— Aut nunquam tentes, autperjice. —“Either ac- 
complilh, or never attempt.” 
TOWNSHEND, VISCOUNT SYDNEY. 
JOHN-THOMAS TOWNSHEND, Viscount 
SYDNEY, Lord Sydney, and Baron Sydney, of Chifle- 
hurft, in Kent; Lord of the King’s Bed-chamber, and 
Ranger of St. James’s and Hyde Parks; born February 
21, 1764; fucceeded his father, the late vifcount, June 
13, 1800; married, firft, April 12, 1790, Sophia, third 
daughter of lord de Clifford, by whom, who died No¬ 
vember 9, 1795, he had two daughters. The vifcount 
married, fecondly, May 27, 1802, Carolina, daughter of 
the earl of Leitrim, by which lady, who died Auguft 9, 
1805, lie has iflue a fon, who is heir apparent. 
Thomas, the late vifcount, was coulin to the prefent 
marquis Townfhend, being fon of Thomas the third fon 
of Charles, the fecond vifcount, and nephew to Charles, 
the late vifcount. His lordffiip was, by George III. 
created baron Sydney, of Chiflenurft; and advanced to 
the dignity of vifcount. He was born February 24, 
1733; married, May 19, 1760, Elizabeth, daughter and 
co-heir of Richard Powys, of Hintlefham, in Suffolk, 
efquire, by Mary, his wife, daughter of George Brude- 
nel earl of Cardigan; and had ilfue, Georgiana, born 
June 1, 1761; M^ry-Elizabetli, born September 2,1762, 
married to the prefent earl of Chatham ; JohnrThomas, 
the prefent vifcount ; Albina, Charles-Horatio, Henry, 
and Frederic-Roger, who all died young; F ranees, born 
February 20, 1772, married to lordDinevor; Harriet- 
Catharine, born November 29, 1773, married to the earl 
of Dalkeith, fon of the duke of Buccleuch; William- 
Auguftus, born Match 10, 1776; Sophia-Charlotte, 
died young; Horatio-George-Powys, born February 6, 
1780. His late lordffiip died June 13, 1800, and was 
fucceeded by his fon, the prefent and fecond vifcount. 
Creations. —Baron Sydney, March 6, 1783; Vif¬ 
count, June 9, 1789. 
Residences. —Sydney Lodge, in the county of Kent. 
—“-Town-houfe, Grofvenor-fquare. 
Armorial Bearings.— See the annexed Engraving, 
Motto. — Droit et avant. —“ Be right and advance.” 
HOOD, VISCOUNT HOOD. 
SAMUEL HOOD, Viscount HOOD, ofWhitley, 
in the county of Warwick; alfo Lord Hood, Baron of 
Catherington, of the kingdom of'Ireland, and a baronet: 
an Elder Brother of the Trinity Houfe, a Director and. 
Mafter of Greenwich Holpital, Admiral of the Red 
born December 12, 1724; married, Auguft 25, 1749, 
Sufan, daughter of Edward Lindzee, of Portlmouth, 
created by patent, March 27, 1795, a peerels of Great 
Britain by tile title of baronefs Hood, of Catherington, 
in the county of Southampton; by which lady, who 
died 
