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 DEVONPORT] PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS 191 remained dormant for 275 years ; it was re- established by the House of Lords in 1831, in favour of the 3rd Vise. Courtenay, at whose deatli, without issue, it devolved upon his cousin and heir male, ancestor of the pres. Peer. Resi- dences — Powderham Castle, Exeter ; Walreddon, Tavistock ; Ford House, Newton Abbot ; The Castle, Newcastle, co. Limerick. Chibs — Boodle's ; Carlton. Rev. Hevry Uugh Cotjetenay, 13th Eael of Devon, b. 15 July, 1811 ; prebendary of Exeter ; M.A. Oxford ; m. 6 Jan. 1835, Lady Anna Maria Leslie (d. 18 Feb. 1897), dau. of Henrietta, Countess of Kothes, and d. 29 Jan. 1904. Issue — 1. The late Henry Reginald Courtenay, Baron Courte- nay, b.20 Jan. 1836 ; D.L., J.P., Devon ; Barr.-at-law ; hou. col. Roy. 1st Devon Yeo. ; m. 12 June, 1862, Evelyn (d. 7 Oct. 1910), dau. of Charles, 1st Earl of Cottcnham, and d. 27 May, 1898. Issue — 1 . Charles Pepys Coitrtenay, pres. Earl. 2. Rev. the Hon. Henry Hugh Courtenay, Heir Pres., b. 1 Aug. 1872 ; ed. at Rugby and Liclifleld Theolog. CoU. ; ord. 1895, rector of Powderham; chap. 4th Wessex Brig. R.F.A. since 1910; late assist, cur. of Newport, Salop ; patent of precedence 1904. 3. Hon. the Rev. Frederick Leslie Courtenay, b. 31 Aug. 1875 ; rector of Honiton; M.A. Oxford ; of Itchen Abbas, Hants. Issue — ■ 1. Evelyn Frances. 2. Mary Elizabeth. 3. Marguerite Kathleen. 4. Camilla Gabrielle. 1. Lady Amy Evelyn, m. 18 Oct. 1892, Col. the Hon. Reginald Bertie, C.B. (see Abingdon, Earl of). 2. Lady Carohne Elizabeth (patent of precedence 14 April, 1904). Residence — Kenton, Exeter. 2. The late Hon. Hugh Leslie Court(may, b. 1 Aug. 1852 ; M.A. O.xford ; m. 31 March, 1880, Laura Georgina (ni. diss. 1884), dau. of Maj. George Henry Courtenay, and d. 24 Nov. 1907. Issue — Anna Maria Laura, m. 14 Sept. 1909, Capt. Edward Osborn Armstrong Newcombe, R.E. Dau. hving of William Reginald, 11th Earl, cousin of pres. Earl — Lady Agnes Ehzabeth, m. 22 April, 1869, Charles, 2nd Vise. Halifax. DEVONPORT, 1st Baron (U.K.). Creat. 15 Jidy, 1910: Bt. (U.K.), 22 July, 1908; P.C, 1909. — Hudson Ewbanke Keaeleyt, s. of late George Ewbanke Kearley, of Uxbridge, by Mary, dau. of Charles Hudson ; b. 1 Sept. 1856 ; ra. 19 Jan. 1888, Selina, dau. of Edward Chester, of Blisworth, Nortliants ; D.L., J. P., Bucks ; J.P.. Surrey; M.P. for Devonport 1892-1910; pari. -sec. to Board of Trade 1906-9 ; first chrmn. of tlie new Port of London Authority since 1909 ; Residences — Witt ington, Marlow, Bucks ; Gwylfa Hiraethog, Denbigh ; 41, Grosvenor Place, S.W. Club — Reform. Issue — 1. Hon. Gerald Chester Kearley, b. 16 Sept. 1890 ; ed. at Eton and Oxford. 2. Hon. Marli Hudson Kearley, b. 3 March, 1895. 3. Hon. Beryl Kathleen. DEVONSHIRE, 9th Duke of. Creat. 12 May, 1694 ; Marq. of Hartington, 1694 ; Earl of Devonshire, 7 Aug. 1618 ; Baron Cavendish, 4 May, 1605 (Eng.) ; Earl of Burlington, 10 Sept. 1831; Baron Cavendish, 1831 (U.K.); P.C. 1905 ; G.C.V.O. 1912.— VicTOE Christian WttUAM Cavendish, s. of the late Lord Edward Cavendish, M.P. B. 31 May, 1868 ; m. 30 July, 1892, Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Fitzmaurice (Mistress of the Robes to the Queen since 1910), dau. of Henry, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne ; sue. his uncle 1908 ; ed. at Eton and Camb. ; B.A. 1891 ; late maj. Derbyshire Y. ; hon. col. 5th Batt. Sherwood Foresters ; pres. and chrmn. Derby Terr. Force Assocn. ; D.L., J.P., Lanes and Derbyshire ; treas. of H.M. Queen Victoria's Household Dec. 1900 to Jan. 1901, and to King Edward VII's Household 1901-3 ; financial sec. to Treasury 1903 to Dec. 1905; M.P. for West div. of Derbyshire 1891-1908 ; Lord-Lieut, of the county of Derby, and Lord High Steward of the corporation of Derby since 1908 ; bearer of Her Majesty's Crown (Queen's Regalia) Corona- tion 1911 ; memb. of the panel of chrmn. for the Court of Arbitration ; Mayor of Eastbourne 1909-10, of Chesterfield 1911-12; chancellor of the Univ. of Leeds (LL.D. 1910), LL.D. Camb. 1911 ; patron of 45 livings. The 1st Peer was s. to William Cavendish (gentleman usher to Cardinal Wolsey), wlio was eiuployed by Henry to talie the surrenders of the religious establish- ments ; the 1st Duke was 4th Earl, and was lord-steward of the household ; the j'oungest s. of the 4th Duke was the 1st Earl of Burlington. The 8th Dvike, as Marquis of Hartington, took a leading part in affairs of state under the Liberal Govermnent, vmtil the disruption of the party on the Home Rule c^uestion, when he became the leader of the Liberal Unionist party. Resi- dences — Devonshire House (78), Piccadilly, W. ; Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire ; Coinpton Place, Eastbourne ; Bol- ton Abbey, Skipton, Y^orks ; Lismore Castle, co. Waterford. Chibs — Brooks's ; Turf ; Marl- borough. Issue — 1. Edward William Spencer Cavendish, Marq. of Hartington, b. 6 Mav, 1895 ; 2nd lieut. Derbvshire Yeo. 2. Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish, b. 29 Aug. 1905. 1. Lady Maud Louisa Emma. 2. Lady Blanche Katheriae. 3. Lady Dorothy Evelyn. 4. Lady Rachel. 5. Lady Anne. William Cavendish, 7th Duke op Devonshire, K.G., P.O., F.R.S., b. 27 April, 1808 ; Lord-Lieut, of Derby- shire ; Chancellor of Camb. Univ. : m. 6 Aug. 1829, Lady Blanche Georgina Howard (d. 27 April, 1840), dau. of George, 6th Earl of CarUsle, and d. 21 Dec. 1891. Issue — 1. Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, K.G., b. 23 July, 1833 ; the celebrated statesman; d. 24 March, 1908. 2. The late Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish, b. 30 Nov. 1836 ; M.P. for N.W. Riding, Yorks ; Lord of the Treasury 1873-74 ; Financial Sec. 1880-82 ; Cluef Sec. for Ireland 1882 ; m. 7 June, 1864, Hon. Lucy Caroline (Residence — The Cilebej Penshurst, Tonbridge ; maid of honour to Queen Victoria), dau. of George, 4th Baron Lyttleton, and was murdered in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, 6 May, 1882. 3. The late Lord Edward Cavendish, b. 28 Jan. 1838 ; lieut. Rifle Brigade, It.-col. 1st V. Batt. Rov. Lan- caster Regt. ; M.P. for East Sussex 1865-8, for W. Derby 1868-91 ; m. 3 Aug. 1865, Emma Elizabeth (Residence — 6, Carlos Place, W.), dau. of late Rt. Hon. WiUiam Sebright Lascelles, and d. 18 May, 1891. Issue living — 1. Victor Christian William Cavendish, pres. Duke. 2. The Rt. Hou. Lord Eichard Frederick Caven- dish, P.C. DEWAR, Lord (of Session). Apptd. 1910.— Arthur Dew.ar, 4th s. of John Dewar, of Perth, distiller. B. at Perth, 14 March, 1860 ; m. 2 Aug. 1892, Lettie Dalrymple, dau. of late Robert Bell, of Clifton Hall, Midlothian ; admitted to the Scottish Bar, 1886: K.C. 1901; extra Advocate-Depute on the Glasgow Circuit 1892-5 ; Solicitor-General for Scotland 1909-10 ; M.P. South Edmburgh 1899-1900 (when he unsuc- cessfully contested the seat), and again 1906-1910 ; apptd. a Judge of the Court of Session with the judicial title of Lord Dewar 1910. Resi- dence — 8, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh. Clubs — Reform ; University (Edin. ). DEWAR, 1st Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 24 July, 1907. — Sir John Alexander Dewar, s. of John Dewar, of Perth, by Jane, dau. of John Gow. B. at Perth, June, "l 856 ; m. 1st, 24 June, 1884, Joan (d. 16 Feb. 1899), dau. of WiUiam Tod, of Gospetrj', Kinross ; 2nd, 23 March, 1905, Mar- garet E., dau. of Henry Holland ; ed. at Perth Academy; Lord Provost of Perth 1893-9; M.P. Inverness-sliire since 1900 ; D.L., Perth ;
 * m. 9 Jan. 1907, Marguerite, dau. of John Silva,