Peerage Record – 3723

     Lady Blanche Frances Conyngham was born on 10 March 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns.¹ She married Major Sir Edward Seymour, son of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis, on 29 July 1905.¹ She died on 11 February 1956 at age 71.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Beauchamp Seymour was born on 6 October 1878.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis.¹ He married Eva Douglas Brown, daughter of Reverend Herbert Brown, on 12 April 1928.¹ He died on 20 January 1965 at age 86.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was severely wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹

     Lady Louisa Elizabeth Ryder was the daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby and Lady Susan Leveson-Gower.^1,2 She married Hon. George Matthew Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue and Hester Grenville, on 19 February 1833.² She died on 9 January 1899.²
     Her married name became Fortescue.

     Richard Brand was born on 8 August 1871.¹ He was the son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish.¹ He died on 18 January 1880 at age 8.¹

     Robert Henry Brand, 1st and last Baron Brand was born on 30 October 1878.¹ He was the son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish.¹ He married Phyllis Langhorne, daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne and Nancy Witcher Keen, on 9 June 1917.² He died on 23 August 1963 at age 84, without surviving male issue.²
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.² He was educated in 1901 at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was Secretary of the International Colonial Council of South Africa between 1902 and 1909.³ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1905 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1910.³ He was vice-president of the International Conference of Brussels in 1920.³ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.)³ He was managing director of Lazard Brothers.³ He was a director of Lloyd’s Bank.³ He was chairman of North British and Mercantile Insurance Company.³ He was Head of the British Food Mission to the U.S.A. between 1941 and 1944.³ He was British Treasury representative to the U.S.A. between 1944 and 1946.³ He was created 1st Baron Brand, of Eydon, co. Northampton [U.K.] on 17 July 1946.¹ He lived at Eydon Hall, Eydon, Northamptonshire, England^G.³
     On his death his barony became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Phyllis Langhorne was the daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne and Nancy Witcher Keen.¹ She married Robert Henry Brand, 1st and last Baron Brand, son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish, on 9 June 1917.¹ She died on 20 January 1937.¹
     Her married name became Brand.

     Christopher Maurice White married Frances Claire Chenevix-Trench, daughter of Commander Godfrey Maxwell Chenevix Trench and Nancy Louise Birch, in 1972.¹ He and Frances Claire Chenevix-Trench were divorced in 1985.¹
     He lived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Hon. Roger Brand was born on 23 November 1880.² He was the son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish.^1,2 He married Muriel Hectorina Lilian Montgomery, daughter of Henry Boyle Montgomery, on 21 November 1913.² He died on 23 October 1945 at age 64.²
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.² He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade (Special Reserves.)² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916 and bar (1917.)¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in 1920.²

     Muriel Hectorina Lilian Montgomery was the daughter of Henry Boyle Montgomery.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Hon. Roger Brand, son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish, on 21 November 1913.¹ She died in 1988.¹
     Her married name became Brand.