Peerage Record – 2832

     Rt. Hon. Thomas Conolly was the son of Rt. Hon. William Conolly and Lady Anne Wentworth.^3,4 He married Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox, daughter of General Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lady Sarah Cadogan, in 1758.¹ He died in 1803. His will was proven (by probate) in 1808.⁴
     He lived at Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour was the daughter of James Maitland Balfour and Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ She married John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place, son of John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Clara Elizabeth La Touche Vicars, on 19 July 1871.¹ She died on 7 April 1934.¹
     Her married name became Strutt. After her marriage, Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour was styled as Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place on 14 June 1873.

     Lieutenant Percy Lyulph Wyndham was born on 5 December 1887.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. George Wyndham and Lady Sibell Mary Lumley.² He married Hon. Diana Lister, daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale and Charlotte Monkton Tennant, on 17 April 1913.³ He died on 15 September 1914 at age 26, killed in action.³
     He lived at Clouds, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War.³

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Drury, 1st and last Bt. was baptised on 12 November 1712 at St. Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London, England^G.² He was the son of Richard Drury and Joyce Beacon.² He married Martha Tyrrell, daughter of Sir John Tyrrell, 3rd Bt. and Mary Dolliffe, in October 1737 at Somerset House Chapel, The Strand, London, England^G.² He died on 19 January 1759 at age 46, without surviving male issue.²
     He was created 1st Baronet Drury, of Overstone, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 16 February 1738/39.² He was appointed Knight.

     Rt. Hon. William Conolly was the son of unknown Conolly.² He and Lady Anne Wentworth obtained a marriage license on 28 April 1733.² He died on 2 January 1754.²
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)³ He lived at Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland^G.⁴ He lived at Stratton Hall, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Anne Wentworth is the daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Anne Johnson.² She and Rt. Hon. William Conolly obtained a marriage license on 28 April 1733.³
     From 28 April 1733, her married name became Conolly.³

     William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford was born circa 17 March 1722. He was the son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Anne Johnson.² He married Lady Anne Campbell, daughter of Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Jane Warburton, on 28 April 1741.² He died on 10 March 1791.
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron of Raby [E., 1640] on 15 November 1739.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Strafford [G.B., 1711] on 15 November 1739.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Wentworth, of Wentworth Woodhouse, co. York [E., 1611] on 15 November 1739.³

     Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry was born on 18 June 1769.¹ He was the son of Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry and Lady Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway.^3,1 He married Lady Amelia Anne Hobart, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire and Caroline Conolly, on 9 June 1794 at London, England^G.³ He died on 12 August 1822 at age 53, committing suicide by cutting his throat.¹
     He was educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Down [Ireland] between 1790 and 1800.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tregony between 1794 and 1796.¹ He was styled as Viscount Castlereagh between 1796 and 1821.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orford from 1796 to 1797.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1797.¹ He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Seal [Ireland] between 1797 and 1801.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Treasury between 1797 and 1804.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1798.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1798 and 1800.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State [Ireland] between 1798 and 1801.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Down between 1800 and 1805.¹ He held the office of President of the India Board between 1802 and 1806.¹ He held the office of Secretary of War and the Colonies between 1805 and 1806.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Boroughbridge in 1806.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Plympton between 1806 and 1812.¹ He held the office of Secretary of War and the Colonies between 1807 and 1809.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Down between 1812 and 1820.¹ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1812 and 1822.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1814.¹ He was Plenipoteniary to the Congress of Vienna in 1815.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1821.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orford from 1821 to 1822.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Londonderry [I., 1796] on 6 April 1821.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Marquess of Londonderry [I., 1816] on 6 April 1821.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Londonderry [I., 1789] on 6 April 1821.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Castlereagh [I., 1795] on 6 April 1821.¹

     Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden was born in 1713 at Kensington, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Sir John Pratt and Elizabeth Wilson.³ He was baptised on 21 March 1714 at Kensington, London, England^G.^1,3 He married Elizabeth Jeffreys, daughter of Nicholas Jeffreys, on 4 October 1749 at Ely Chapel, St. Andrew’s, Holborn, London, England^G.³ He died on 18 April 1794 at Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, England^G.³ He was buried on 26 April 1794 at Seale, Kent, England^G.^3,4
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated in 1736 at King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1738 entitled to practise as a barrister.³ He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1740 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 8 April 1742.³ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1755.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General between 1756 and 1757, to the Prince of Wales.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Downton between 1757 and 1761.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General in July 1757.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Bath in 1759.¹ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas between December 1761 and 1766.¹ He was appointed Knight on 28 December 1761.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 15 February 1762.³ He was created 1st Baron Camden of Camden Place, in Chislehurst, co. Kent [Great Britain] on 17 July 1765.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between July 1766 and January 1770.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council from March 1782 to March 1783.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between December 1784 and 1794.³ He was created 1st Earl Camden [Great Britain] on 13 May 1786.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Bayham of Bayham Abbey, co. Sussex [Great Britain] on 13 May 1786.¹

     Elizabeth Jeffreys was born circa 1725.² She was the daughter of Nicholas Jeffreys.¹ She married Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, son of Sir John Pratt and Elizabeth Wilson, on 4 October 1749 at Ely Chapel, St. Andrew’s, Holborn, London, England^G.³ She died on 10 December 1779.¹ She was buried on 17 December 1779 at Seale, Kent, England^G.^4,2
     Her married name became Pratt. After her marriage, Elizabeth Jeffreys was styled as Baroness Camden of Camden Place on 17 July 1765.