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vernor of Bencoolen, in the Eaft Indies; who dying Fe¬ 
bruary 27, 1774, he married, fecondly, Sarah, daughter 
of Nicholas Ru [Tell, efq. and died Nov. 19,1793. George- 
Brydgds, the elded Ton, was born in Feb. 1718; and, 
having entered at an early age into the royal navy, per¬ 
formed, under different appointments,'tliofe important 
fervices to his country, which were the.ultimate caufe of 
his advancement to the peerage. For hit numerous and 
brilliant exploits, fee the biographical (ketch of his life, 
under the head Rodney. He married, firft, January n, 
1753,'Jane, daughter of Charles Compton, efq. and fifter 
to Spencer earl of Northampton; by which lady, who • 
died January 28, 1757, he had iffue, George, the fecond 
lord ; James, a captain in the tiavy, loft at fea in 1776 ; 
Jane, died an infant. His lordfhip married, fecondly, 
Henrietta, daughter of John Clies, efq. a merchant of 
Lifbon, by whom he had iffue John, married to Catharine 
Nugent, only daughter of Thomas, fix til earl of Weft- 
meath; by whom; who died February 26, 1794, he had 
iffue a daughter, born in January 1787 ; a fon, born in 
Auguft 1783 ; and a daughter, born April 17, 1791 : 
and married, fecondly, October 1799, Lotiifa Stratford, 
fecond daughter of John, third earl of Aldborough, in 
Ireland. Jane, born December 24, 1766 ; -married to 
Mr. Chambers, fon of fir William Chambers, knight, 
and has iffue. Henrietta, born January 27, 1769; Sarah. 
Brydges, born April 1780; Margaret-Anne, born May 
7, 1776 ; Edward, born June 18, 1783. His lordfhip died 
May 24, 1792, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon,;. 
George, the fecond lord, born December 25, 1753 ; mar¬ 
ried, April 10, 1781, to Martha, daughter of the late 
right honourable Thomas Harley, alderman of London, 
and had iffue, George, his fucceffor, born January 17, 
1782 ; and ten other fons,.and one daughter. His lord- 
fhip died January 20, 1802, and was fucceeded by 
George,' his eldeft fon, and third lord Rodney.—The 
prefumptive hejr is his lordfhip’s brother. 
Creation.— Baron Rodney, June 19, 17S2. 
Residences. —Alresford-Houfe, in the county of 
Southampton.—Town-houfe, in Grafton-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
The armorial bearings granted to the gallant admiral 
lord Rodney, are emblematic of his profelTional lkill, 
and rifing fame, when, in early life, lie commanded the 
Eagle man of war of. fixty'guns. He was made captain 
of that (hip as early as the year 1742; and, in 1747* fhe 
bore a moil confpicuous figure- in the vidlory gained by 
the invincible fir Edward Hawke, off Cape Finifterre, 
when the foaring efforts of th z hawk and the eagle cap¬ 
tured fix French (hips of the line. (See the armorial 
bearings of lord Hawke.) When the victorious Rodney 
boarded the feventy-four gun (hip with which he was 
clofely engaged, he made his way to the French captain, 
who inftantly gave i*p his fvvord, faying, u He fliould 
rather have met the eagle in the (liape of a dove with the 
olive-branch of peace.” .To which Rodpey inftantly re¬ 
plied, “ Eagles do not bring forth doves.” And in 
1780, when his lordfhip was advanced to the dignity of 
a knight of the Bath, the above circum.ftanc.es were 
made the chief infignia of his arms, as fhown in the. an¬ 
nexed engraving, viz. Or, three eagles difplayed pur- 
pure ; anfwering tp the three victories he had then gain¬ 
ed over the French and Spaniards, after xhoft obftinate 
fighting oil both Tides. . 
Creft.—On a ducal coronet or, ah eagle rifing purpure. 
Supporters.—Two fuch eagles ; each fuftaining with 
liis interior claw a banner of St. George, the champion 
of England, talfelled or; the ftaves of the banners en¬ 
tiled with a naval coronet or. 
Motto. — Non generant aquilx columbas.— li Eagles do 
not bring forth doves.” 
HASTINGS, LORD RAWDON. 
FRANCIS-RAWDON HASTINGS, Lord RAW¬ 
DON, Baron of Rawdon in Yorkfhire; Earl of Moira 
Vol, IX, No. 600, 
L D R Y. 
in Ireland ; and Conftable of the Tower of London.— 
See Earl of Moira, among the Peers of Ireland. 
CARTERET, BARON CARTERET. 
HENRY-FREDERIC CARTERET, Baron CAR¬ 
TERET, of Hawnes, in Bedfordfhire ; High Bailiff of * 
Jerfey ; LL. D. born November J7> 1 735 • 
This nobleman is the fecond fon of Thomas fecond 
lord vifeount Weymouth ; and next brother to the firft 
marquis of Bath. He affumed the furname of Carteret 
in compliance with the will of his maternal grandfather, 
John Carteret, earl Granville. ITe was conftituted, 
April 19, 1768, mafter of the houfehold to the king ; 
which office he exchanged, December 19, 1770, for 
that of joint poftmafter-general. By George III. he 
was created baron Carteret of Hawnes, with remainder 
to the fecond and younger fons of Thomas lord vit- 
count Weymouth. — The prefumptive heir is loid 
George Thynne, fecond fon of his brother, the firft mar¬ 
quis of Bath. 
Creation. —Baron Carteret of Hawnes, in the coun¬ 
ty of Bedford, January 29, 1784. 
Residences. —Hawnes-place, in the county of Bed¬ 
ford ; and Carteret, in the county of Cornwall. 
Armoria l Bearing s.—See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Loyal devoir. —” Loyal duty.” 
E-LlOT, BARON ELIOT. 
JOIIN-CRAGGS ELIOT, Lord ELIOT, Baron 
Eliot, of St. Germain’s, in the county of Cornwall $ 
M. A. born September 28, 1761 ; fucceeded his father, 
the late lord, February 28, 1804; married,' Septem¬ 
ber 8, 1790,- Caroline York, filter to Philip earl or 
Hardwicke. 
The family of Eliot was of high diftinftion in the 
reign of Edward IV. Sir John Eliot, in the reign of 
Charles I. was one of the committee appointed by the 
houfe of commons to manage the impeachment of 
George Villiers duke of Buckingham. Fie died Novem¬ 
ber 27, 1632. Richard, third in defeent from fir John 
Eliot, married Harriet, daughter of the right honourable 
James Craggs, fecretary of (fate to George I, by which 
lady, who married fecondly John, fon of James feventh 
earl of Abercorn of the kingdom of Scotland, and died 
in 1769, he had iffue, 1. Edward, firft lord Eliot; 2. 
Anne, married to Hugh Bonfoy, efq. in the royal navy. 
3. Harriet, married to Pendock Neale, of Tollerton, in 
the county of Nottingham, efquire; and died January 
27, 1776. 4. Elizabeth, married to Charles firft lord 
Somers; and died January t, 1771. 5 • Catharine. 
6, 7. Augufta, and Hefter, both died infants. 
Edward Eliot, the firft lord, born July 8, 1727 ; mar¬ 
ried Catharine, daughter and heir of Edward Ellifon, ef 
Southweald, in the county of Effex, efquire ; by whom, 
who died February 6, 1804, he had iffue, Edward, who 
died an infant. Edward-James, married to lady Harriet 
Pitt, daughter of William, firft earl of Chatham, and 
had iffue by her, who died September 25,1786, a daugh¬ 
ter, born September 20, 1786, and died September 1797. 
John, the prefent lord. William, born April 1, 1766; 
married lady Georgiana - Augufta Levefon Gower, 
daughter of Granville, firft marquis of Stafford. His 
lordfhip, in 1789, by permiffion of his majefty, affumed 
the name and arms of Craggs ; and, dying February 28, 
1804, was, fucceeded by his eldeft: fon, John, the prefent 
lord. 
Creation.— Baron Eliot, January 30, 1784. 
Re s 1 d en c e s.—Port-Eliot, near Lilkeard, in Cornwall. 
—Town-houfe, St. James’s-fquare. 
Armorial Bearings. —Seethe annexed Engraving. 
Motto. —Occurrent nubes.—* u Clouds will intervene.” 
BULKELEY, BARON BULKELEY. 
THOMAS-JAMES-WARREN BULKELEY, Ba¬ 
ron BULKELEY, of Beaumaris, in the county of An- 
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