Peerage Record – 18372

     Sir William Richmond Brown, 2nd Bt. was born on 16 January 1840.² He was the son of Alexander Brown and Sarah Benedict Brown.¹ He married Emily Mountsteven, daughter of General William T. B. Mountsteven, on 28 May 1862.² He died on 10 May 1906 at age 66.²
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Brown, of Richmond Hill, Lancashire [U.K., 1863] on 3 March 1864.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Brigade, Lancashire Artillery Volunteers.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1873.²

     Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster was born on 9 January 1861.¹ He was the son of John Charles Buckmaster and Emily Anne Goodliffe.¹ He married Edith Augusta Lewin, daughter of Spencer Robert Lewin, on 29 December 1889.¹ He died on 5 December 1934 at age 73 at London, England^G.¹ He was buried on 7 December 1934 at Golders Green Cemetery, London, England^G, cremated.⁴
     He was educated in 1871 at Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁴ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1882 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1884 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1886 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1902.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Cambridge Borough between 1906 and 1910.¹ He was counsel to Oxford University between 1911 and 1913.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Keighley between 1911 and 1915.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1913 and 1915.¹ He was appointed Knight on 15 November 1913.¹ He was Director of the Press Bureau between 1914 and 1915.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 27 May 1915.¹ He held the office of Lord High Chancellor between 27 May 1915 and 5 December 1916.¹ He was created 1st Baron Buckmaster, of Cheddington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 14 June 1915.¹ He was president of British Controlled Oilfields Ltd in 1926.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1930.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Buckmaster [U.K.] on 24 February 1933.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Ellen Tuck married Francis Ormand French on 5 March 1861.¹
     From 5 March 1861, her married name became French.¹

     Commander John Tracy William French was born in 1808.² He was the son of John Denton Pinkstone French and Charlotte Isaacson.^1,2 A contract for the marriage of Commander John Tracy William French and Margaret Eccles was signed on 10 May 1842.² He died on 10 February 1855.² His will was proven (by probate) in April 1855.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ His last will was dated January 1846.² He lived at Ripple Vale, Kent, England.² He also had six daughters.²

     Amos Tuck French was born on 20 July 1863.¹ He was the son of Francis Ormand French and Ellen Tuck.¹ He married Pauline LeRoy.¹

     Richard Purcell Blow was born in 1915.² He was the son of Detmar Jellings Blow and Winifred Gertrude Tollemache.³ He married, firstly, Diana Hermione Bethell, daughter of Captain William Adrian Vincent Bethell and Hon. Clarissa Madeline Georgiana Felicite Tennant, in 1939.¹ He and Diana Hermione Bethell were divorced in 1956.² He married, secondly, Catherine MacAskill, daughter of Donald MacAskill, in 1957.² He died in 1963.²

     George John Henry Manners, Marquess of Granby was born on 26 June 1807 at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland and Lady Elizabeth Howard.¹ He died on 3 August 1807 at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, England^G.¹
     He was styled as Marquess of Granby.¹

     George John Frederick Manners, Marquess of Granby was born on 20 August 1813.¹ He was the son of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland and Lady Elizabeth Howard.¹ He died on 15 June 1814.¹
     He was styled as Marquess of Granby.¹

     Elizabeth Bayley was baptised on 7 March 1730 at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.² She was the daughter of James Bayley and Anne Peploe.¹ She married Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Bt., son of Nicholas Moseley and Elizabeth Parker, on 7 April 1760.³ She died on 15 October 1797 at age 67.³
     From 7 April 1760, her married name became Moseley.¹

     James Bayley was born on 4 March 1705 at Withington, Lancashire, England.^1,2 He was the son of James Bayley and Sarah Kirk.² He married Anne Peploe, daughter of Rt. Rev. Samuel Peploe and Anne Browne, on 31 January 1728 at St. John, Preston, Lancashire, England.² He died on 14 November 1769 at age 64.^1,2
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1757.² He lived at Withington, Herefordshire, England^G.¹