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John Clavering, colonel 52nd Foot April 1, 1762, till he d. at Calcutta, Aug. 30 1777. Third son of Sir James Clavering 6th Bart, of Axwell, co. Durham; m. (1 on Nov. 9, 1756, Lady Diana West, daughter of 1st Earl Delawarr, and (2) Catherine daughter of Thomas Yorke of Richmond ; was made A.D.C. to the King (and brevet- colonel), June 14, 1759 ; major-general, Aug. 15, 1761 ; lieutenant-general, April 30, 1770 ; K.B. November, 1776 ; Command er- In-Chief and second in Council in Bengal, February, 1774, till death ; Governor oi Berwick till death.

Benjamin Rudyerd promoted to captain in 19th Foot, May 15, 1749. Query son of Benjamin Rudyerd, who was made major 2nd Foot, July 27, 1745 ?

Lord Robert Bertie, wounded at Fontenoy; A.D.C. to the King (and brevet-colonel), March 4, 1752; colonel 7th Fusiliers, Aug. 20, 1754 ; colonel 2nd Horse Guards, Oct. 2, 1776, till he d. in London, March 10 or 11, 1782, aged 61. Fifth son of 1st Duke of Ancaster ; m. April 5, 1762, Hon. Chet- wynd (Blundel), widow of 2nd Lord Ray- mond, daughter of 1st Viscount Blundel ; was M.P. Whit church, November, 1751, to 1754; Boston, 1754 till death; a Lord of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, April, 1751, to 1760, and to him as George III., November, 1760, till death ; major- general, May 15, 1758 ; lieutenant-general, Dec. 18, 1760 ; general, Aug. 29, 1777 ; gave evidence in favour of Admiral Byng at his trial, 1757 ; sat on the court-martial on Lord George Sackville, 1760 ; served in Portugal, 1762 ; Governor of Cork, January, 1763, to 1768 ; Governor of Duncannon, 1768 till death ; seated at Chislehurst, Kent.

Charles Vernon, captain and lieutenant- colonel, June 10, 1753 ; retired August, 1762 ; A.D.C. to the King (and brevet- colonel), March 17, 1761, till Lieutenant of the Tower of London, June 15, 1763, till he d. Aug. 3, 1810, aged 91, senior general of his Majesty's Forces ; major-general July 10, 1762; lieutenant-general, May 25, 1772; general, Feb. 19, 1783 ; of New Forest, Hants; b.1719; M.P. Tamworth, November, 1768, to 1774. His widow d. in Cork Street, Xondon, Nov. 16, 1825. Who was she, and what was the General's parentage ?

George Keppel, Viscount Bury, promoted to captain-lieutenant in the 1st Royal Dragoons, April 25, 1741 ; returned in that rank to the Coldstream, April 14, 1743 ; A.D.C. to the Duke of Cumberland, Feb- ruary, 1745, to November, 1746 ; brought the dispatch announcing the victory at

Culloden, April, 1746, and was made A.D.C. to the King (and brevet-colonel), April 24, 1746; colonel 20th Foot, Nov. 1, 1749; of 3rd Light Dragoons, April 8, 1755, till he d., Oct. 13, 1772 ; major-general, Feb. 1, 1756 ; lieutenant-general, April 1, 1759 ; general, May 26, 1772 ; M.P. Chichester, August, 1746, till he succeeded his father, Wm. Anne, as 3rd Earl of Albemarle, Dec. 22, 1754. B. April 8, 1724 ; was a Lord of the Bed- chamber to the Duke of Cumberland, 1748, till the Duke's death, 1765 : P.C., Jan. 28, 1761 ; K.G., Dec. 26, 1765 ; Governor of Jersey, January, 1761, to death ; captured Havannah, Aug. 14, 1762 : Governor thereof till February, 1763.

Hon. Thomas George Southwell retired November, 1741 ; son of Thomas 1st Lord Southwell of Ireland, whom he succeeded in the title, Aug. 17, 1760. B. May 4, 1721 ; created Viscount Southwell of Ireland, July 15, 1776 ; d. Aug. 29, 1780.

William Farrell retired March, 1746 ; m. Aug. 13, 1741, the only daughter of Richard Arnold, Deputy Secretary at War, with 5,000?. (Gent. Mag.).

George Bodens, captain and lieutenant- colonel, Jan. 1, 1756 ; retired January, 1763 ; brevet-colonel, Feb. 19, 1762 ; a Gentleman Usher, Quarterly Waiter in Ordinary to the King (50Z.), in 1741 till 1779 ; d. 1785. His brother Charles held the post in 1727 and 1737, and was ensign Coldstream Guards, Jan. 15, 1723 : lieut. and captain, Jan. 26, 1735 ; resigned May, 1739, in George's favour.

Thomas Burton, wounded at Fontenoy ;. retired April, 1748.

Charles Wilmer retired November, 1741, and d. Dec. 26, 1742 ; eldest son of Wm. Willmer of Sywell, Northants (who was M.P. Northampton, June, 1715, to 1727, and 1734 till he d. April 2, 1744), by Lady Mary (who d. May 24, 1729), daughter of James, Earl of Tankerville, and descended from Sir Wm. Willmer, Kt., of Sywel], a benefactor to Sidney Sussex College, Cam- bridge. His brother Bennet d. August, 1744. Kinsman to George Willmer, who was made lieutenant 1st Foot Guards , Dec. 23, 1706, serving in 1717.

William Evelyn, fourth and youngest son of Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart., M.P., of Wotton, Surrey ; was M.P. Helston, July, 1767, to 1774, and 1780 till unseated Feb- ruary, 1781 ; brevet-colonel, Feb. 19, 1762 ; major-general, April 30, 1770 ; lieutenant- general, Aug. 29, 1777 ; colonel 29th Foot, Nov. 3, 1769, till he d. suddenly Aug. 15, 1783. W. R. WILLIAMS.

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