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 274 BEACONSFIELD — BEAUCHAMP. James Viney.('') B C.L., sometime of Gloucester. By the death of her only br., Col Yiney-Evans, commanding the 20th Keg., she became h. to her uncle Gen. Sir James Viney of Taynton manor, co. Glouc, K.C.H. and C.B. She in. firstly in 1816, Wyndham Lewis of Pantwynglass Castle, co. Glamorgan, sometime M.P. for Maid- stone, who d. s.p. 14 March 1S38. She m. secondly, at St. Geo. Han. utj., on 28 Aug. 1889, Benjamin D'JsUaeli (abovenamed), whose political success she made her prune study. She d. s.p. 15 Dec. 1S72, aged 76( c ) at Hughenden, Bucks, and was bur, there, when the Peerage became extinct. Earldom. l. The Rt. Hon. Benjamin D'Isbaeli of Hughenden I 1870 Manor, Bucks (husband of Mary Anne, suo jure VrscOUSTKSS BEACOSS-, ' field abovenamed), was s. and h.oi Isaac D'lsraeli of Hughenden Manor afsd. (purchased in 1847 the year before his death), and of Braclenliam, Bucks the well known author of the ••Curiosities of Literature," &c), by Mary. da. of Nathan Basevi of Hilliter sq., London. He was 6.21 Dec. 1804 in his fathers apartments at the AdeJphi.t" 1 ) Westminster, and was bap. when twelve years old, 31 July 1817, at St. Andrews Hoi born, " from King's Road," his father having been, during that period, converted from the Jewish to the Christian faith. He commenced the profession of the law, which, however, through ill health he discontinued and, going abroad, began his career as author, his first novel being "Vivian Grey,"' pub. in 1S20. His subsequent literary and political career (more especially the latter) is a matter of history. He was M.l lor Maidstone, 1837-41 ; for Shrewsbury, 1S41-47 ; and for Buckinghamshire (nearly 30 years'. 1847 to 1S70, ■ having sue. to Hughenden in that co. by the death of his father lit Jan. 1S4S. P.C, 1852. He was thrice Chancellor of the Exchequer, va. (1) Feb. to Dec. 1852, (2) Feb. 1S5S to June 1859, and (3) July 1S6G to Feb. 1868: was twice FlHSI Loud 01 the Tkkasi'hy (Puime Minister), tig. (1) March to Dec. ISlis, and (2) Feb. 1S74 to April 1880 ; Loud Piiivy Seal, 1870-78. He was also Lord Rector of the Univ. of Glasgow, 1871-77 : was er. D.C.L. of Oxford, 7 June 1S73; LL.D. of Edinburgh. 30 Oct. 1807, and LL.D. of Glasgow. On 21 Aug. 1876 he was a. VISCOUNT HUGHENDEN OF HUGHENDEN. Bucks, and EAltL OF BEACONS- FIELD in the said Co, In 1878 (6 June to lb" July) he (with the Marquess of Salisbury) was Joint Plenipotentiary to the Congress of the European Powers at Berlin. On 22 July 187S he was invested at Osborne as K.G. Under the will, sworn under £40,000, of Sarah Willyams, widow (relict of James Brydges Willyams of Carmautou, Cornwall), who (/. on 11 Nov. 1803, being da. and h. of Mendcz da Costa, a Portuguese, he had inherited her fortune. He d. s.p. at 19 Curzon street, Mayl'air, 19 April 1881, in Ids 77th year, and was bur. at Hughenden afsd., when the Peerage became extinct. Will dat. 10 Dec. 187S, wherein he devises his real estate to his (only) nephew Coningsby Ralph D'lsraeli (b. 25 Feb. 1867), only s. of his only surv. br. Kalph (formerly Raphael) D'lsraeli, Deputy Clerk of the Parliaments. BEAUCHAMP DE BERG AVEN X Y. See " Abekgavenny," Lord, 1392 to 1408. BEAUCHAMP DE ST. AMAND. See " St. Amand," Lords (er. 1299), from the date of 1119 to 1508. BEAUCHAMP. i.r. « MoNCK of I'oxiiEHiDiiE, BEAUCHAMP and Teyes," Baron. See " Albemarle," Duke of, cr. 1660 ; ex. 1688 (see also ante p. 58, note "b.") ( b ) James, s. of William Viney "Esquire," of the city of Gloucester, matiM. at Oxford (Oriel Coll.), 2 June 1747, being then aged 17; B.C.L. (St. Mary Hall), 22 Feb. 1754. ., ( c ) So in reg. of death. In the obituary to Whitaker's Almanac it is 83, wm» {per contra) the date of 11 Nov., 1798, has been assigned to her birth, which would make her two years younger than her husband (in the said reg.) stated her to have been. ( d ) According to his own statement in his last illness. In a proposal for msurmg his life (1824) he, however, assigned St. Mary's Axe as his birthplace. See a fun account of his pedigree, a copy of his will, Sc., in Foster's " Collectanea pp- ° to 16 and p. 60.