648. HERA 
Somerford, in Wiltlhire, fir Strange, the fecond baronet; 
anceftor of fir Conyers, who dying without ilfue, the 
title devolved to the earl of Roden; and Thomas, the 
fifth fon, who, by Agnes, daughter of Thomas Bray, 
efq. had iflTue an only fon, Robert, lord chancellor of 
Ireland ; who fucceeded, and married, firft, Charlotte, 
co-heir of Charles Anderfon, of Worcefter, efquire, 
who died February 23, 1747; and he married, feco.ndly, 
November 15, 1754, Frances, dowager of Richard earl 
of Rofs, who died May 25,1722 ; and his lordlhip, dying 
December 3, 1756, was fucceeded by Robert, fecond 
vifcount, who was advanced to the dignity of earl of 
Roden by George II. The earl married, December 
11, 1752, lady $nne Hamilton, eldeft daughter of James 
earl of Clanbraflil, heir of her brother James, the late, 
earl of Claribraftil; and had ilfue, Robert vifcount 
Jofcelyn; George* born December 7, 1764; Percy, in 
holy orders; John; Harriet, married to the honourable 
Chriftopher Skefiington, brother to the earl of Malfe- 
reene ; Caroline; Charlotte ; .Sophia, married, April 8, 
1798, to James Arbucle, efq. ; Louifa, married, May 
27, 1800, to colonel Orde, and died September 1, 1807 ; 
and Emilia. His lordlhip, dyingjune 22, 1797, was fuc¬ 
ceeded by his fon.Robert, the fecond earl. 
Creations. —Englifh baronet, 1665; Baron New¬ 
port, 1744; Vilcount Jofcelyn, 1753; and EarlofRoden, 
1771. 
Residences. —Brockley Park, in Queen’s County ; 
and Hyde Hall, in Hertford (hire.—Town-houfe, in Bt. 
James’s Place. 
Motto_ Fain mon devoir. —“ To do my duty.” 
VAUGHAN (WILMOT), Earl of LISBURNE, 
Vifcount Lilburne, Lord Vaughan, Baron of Fethers; 
born May 9, 1755 5 fucceeded his father, the late earl, 
January 6, 1800. 
John, the firft vifcount Lilburne, grandfon of John 
Vaughan, lord chief juftice of the court of common 
pleas, in 1668; was created, by William III. baron 
Fethers, and vifcount Lilburne. He married lady .Malet 
Wilmot, daughter of John earl of Rochefter, and filter 
and co-heir of her brother Charles, earl of Rochefter; 
by which lady, who died in 1716, he had ifiue, John; 
Wilmot; Henry, died unmarried; Anne, married fir 
John Prideaux, bart. of Wetherton, in Devonlhire; 
Elizabeth ;. Letitia. His lordlhip died in 1720, and was 
fucceeded by his eldeft fon, John, the fecond vifcount, 
married, firft, the daughter of fir John Bennett, knight, 
iergeant at law; who dying without ilfue, July 13, 1723, 
he married, fecoodly, in 1725, Dorothy, daughter of 
Richard Hill, efq. of Henblas, in the county of Mont¬ 
gomery; and had ilfue by her, who died November 20, 
1790, Malet, born in 1727, and died unmarried. His 
lordlhip dying January 13, 1741, without ilfue male, 
was fucceeded by his brother, Wilmot, third vifcount, 
who married, in 1727, Elizabeth, eldeft daughter of 
Thomas Watfon, efq. and had iflue, 1. Wilmot. 2. 
John, a major-general in the army, colonel of the 40th 
regiment, and governor of Berwick, died June 30, 1795. 
3. Elizabeth, married to Thomas Lloyd, efq. of Aber- 
trinant, in Cardiganfnire, and died in 1784. His lord- 
fliip died January 19, 1766, and was fucceeded by his 
eldeft fon, Wilmot, the fourth vifcount, advanced to 
the dignity of earl of Lilburne by George III. and 
married, firft, July 1754, Elizabeth, daughter of Jofeph- 
Gafcoyne Nightingale, efq. of Mamhead, in Devonlhire, 
and foie heir of her brother, Walhington Nightingale, 
efq. by which lady, who died May 19, 1755, he had if- 
fue, Wilmot lord Vaughan. The earl married, fecondly, 
April 19, 1763, Dorothy, eldeft daughter of John 
Shafto, efq. of Whitworth, in the county of Durham ; 
and had ilfue by her, who died September 12, 1805, 
John, born March 3, 1769, a colonel in the army, mar¬ 
ried, Auguft 2, 1798, Lucy, daughter of William vif- 
L D R Y. 
count Courtenay, and has ilfue, a fon, born May 6 , 
1799, and another fon,..September 30* 1803. Dorothy. 
Elizabeth, born May 13, 1764, married to fir Lawrence 
Palk, bart. ofHaldon-houfe, in Devonlhire; and Malet, 
born July 30,‘1765. The earl, dying January 6, 1800, 
was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Wilmot, the fecond and 
prefent earl.—The prefumptive heir is John, only bro¬ 
ther to the earl. 
Creations. —Vifcount and Baron, June 25, 162c ; 
Earl, July 16, 1776. 
Residence. — Lilburne Houfe, in the county of 
Devon. 
Motto.— Non revertar inultus. — “ Return not unre¬ 
venged,” 
MEADE (RICHARD), EARLofCLANWILLIAM, 
in the county of Cork, Vifcount Clanwilliam, Baron Gil. 
ford, and a Baronet ; born Auguft 15, 1795 ; fucceeded 
his father, the late earl, September 13, 1805. 
John, the firft earl of Clanwilliam, born April 21, 
1744, married, Auguft 29, 1763, Theodolia, daughter 
and heir of Robert-Hawkins Magill, efq. by lady Anne 
Bligh, fecond daughter of John earl of Darnley ; by 
which lady he had ilfue, Richard, the fecond earl ; Ro¬ 
bert, a brigadier-general in the army ; John, alfo in the 
army; Pierce, in holy orders, married to Elizabeth 
Percy, daughter of Thomas, lord bifhop of Dromore, 
by whom he has ilfue, John Pierce; Thomas Pierce- 
Theodofia-Barbara; a daughter, born March 24, 1804) 
and a foil, born in December, 1803; Edward, in the 
army, killed in Egypt, under fir Ralph Abercromby ; 
Anne, married to John Whaley, efq. brother to the 
countefs of Clare ; Catharine, married to Richard Wing¬ 
field, fixth vifcount Powerfcoui t ; Theodofia-Sarah- 
I’rances, married to major-general fir John-Francis Cra- 
dock, fon of John archbifhop of Dublin; Melefina- 
Adelaide, married, December 31, 1801, John, tenth earl 
of Meath; and Rofe-Maria-Arabella-Sarah. The earl 
died October 19, 1800, and was fucceeded by his fon, 
Richard, the fecond earl ; born May 10, 1776; married 
firft, at Schufchitz, in Bohemia, October 6, 1793, Caro¬ 
line, co-heir of Thunn, third daughter of John count of 
Thunn, and Wilhelmina countefs of Urfeld ; by which 
lady, who died Auguft 8, 1804, he had ilfue-, Richard, 
the prefent earl; Selina, born May 2, 1797 ; Emma 
died March 2, 1802. His lordlhip married, fecondly) 
July 6 , 1803, Margaret, relidt of Molyneux lord Shuld- 
ham ; and, dying September 3, 1803, was fucceeded by 
his fon, Richard, the prefent and third earl.—The pre¬ 
fumptive heir is the honourable general Robert Meade 
uncle to the prefent earl. 
Creations. —Vifcount and Baron, September 2;. 
1776; Earl, July 20, 1776. 
Motto .—Toujours preji. —“ Always ready.” 
TEMPLE (GEORGE-GRENVILLE-NUGENT), 
Earl NUGENT ; alfo Marquis of Buckingham, See. in 
England.—See Marquis of Buckingham, among the 
Peers ofENGLAND, p. 480. 
CROSBIE (JOHN), Earl of GLANDORE, Vif- 
count Crolbie, of Ardford, Baron Brandon, Governor 
and Cuftos Rotulorum, of the county of Kerry, and a 
Privy Counlellor in Ireland; F. R. S. and F.S.A. 
born May 23, 1733 ; fucceeded his father, the late earl, 
April 11, 1781; married, November 26, 1777, Diana 
Sackville, eldeft daughter of George, firft vifcount 
Sackville, and niece of John, third duke of Dorfet. 
Maurice, firft lord Brandon, married Anne, daughter 
of Thomas earl of Kerry, and filter of John earlmf 
Shelburne; by which lady, who died December 17, 
1737, he had ilfue, William, the firft earl of Glandore ; 
John, married to Mifs Elizabeth Fifiier, and died with¬ 
out ilfue in 1755; Maurice, dean of Limeric. married, 
firft, 
