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 340 COMBERMERE — COMPTON. Salamanca (22 July 1812), being then a Lieut.-Qen. and second in command under Wellington, which decided that victory. For this they both received the thanks of Pari, and he was nom. K.B. (Gr.C.B. after 1815), 16 Aug. 1S12, and made Col. of the 20th Light Dragoons, in 1813 ; K.G.C. of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, 1813; of St. Ferdinand of Spain and of Charles III of Spain. He was at the great and final victory of Toulouse 10 April 1S14 and returning home was, five weeks afterwards, nuted to the Pen-age as before stated with a pension of £2000 a year to him and his two successors therein. Iu July 1815 he arrived at Paris and was in command of the allied Cavalry in France till the army of occupation dispersed. Gov. and Com. in Chief of Barbados, 1S17-20 ; G.C.H. 1S17 ; Col. of the 3rd Light Dragoons, 1S21 ; Gov. of Sheemess, 1821 ; Com. in Chief in Ireland, 1822-25 ; P.C. [I.], 1822 ; Gen. in the army, 1S25 ; Com. in Chief iu the East Indies and second member of Council 1825-29, where he restored the English supremacy by the gallant capture of lihurt- pore, 11 Dee. 1S25. For this signal service he was within fourteen months raised to a Pismuntci/ as before stated, when by Royal lie, 21 Nov. 1827, he took the name of Slaficto?i before that of Cotton. Col. of 1st Keg. of Life Guards and Gold Stick, 3S29- G5 ; Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford, 23 June 1830 ; PC, 1834 ; Constable of the Tower of London and Lord Lieut, of the Tower Hamlets, 1S52-65 ; Field Marshal, 1855 ; K.S.I., J.9 Aug. 1S61. In his 90th year he attended at Windsor, 10 March 1S63, in his capacity of " Gold Stick" the marriage of the Prince of Wales. He m. firstly 1 Jan. 1S01, Anna Maria, 1st da. of Thomas (Pblham Clinton) 3rd Duke of Newcastle by Anna Maria, da. of William (Stanhope) 2nd Earl ok Harrington. She, who was b. 29 July 17S3, d. 31 May 1S07. He m. secondly 22 June 1814, Caroline, da. of William Fulke Greville, Capt. R.N., by Meliora, only child of Rev. the Hon. Richard Soinn- vs'ell. She d. at Dover 25 Jan. 1S37, having for the last seven years lived apart from her husband. Her admon. Feb. 1S37. He m. thirdly 2 Oct 1838, at St. Geo. Han. Sip, l&ay Woolley, only child of Robert QTfiBDKM of Cork and of Gibbing! Grove, co. Limerick, Dr. of Medicine. He d. at Colchester House, Clifton, co. Glouc. 21 Feb. 1865, and was bur. 2 March at Wrenburv, Salop. Will pr. 25 April 1S65 under £16,000. His widow was living 1S88. II. 1865. 2. Wellington IIenky (Stapleton-Cotton), Viscount COMBERMERE OF BlIUHTFORE [1827], and BaRON CoMBERMEltE [1814], and also a Baronet [1677], only Burr. s. and h., by 2nd wife, b. 24 Nov. 1818 at Bar- bados ; ed. at Eton ; inatric. at Oxford (C'h. Ch.) 31 May 1837 ; entered the army 1837, betoming Capt. 1st Life Guards, 1846. He was M.P. for Carriekfergus, 1847-67. See. to the Master Gen. of the. Ordnance, 1852; Col. iu the army, 1861 ; Major 7th Dragoon Guards, 1866, when lie retired. Hem. 29 July 1894 at Eckington, co. Derby, Susan Alice, 1st da. of Sir George SJTWJJLL, 2nd Bart., by Susan, sister of Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1st da. of Craufurd Tait. She d. 12 Aug. 1S69 at Corubermere Abbey, aged 50. Family Estates. — These, in 1S83, consisted of 9,414 acres in Cheshire; 2,417 in Shropshire, and 1,818 in Lancashire. Total 13,679 acres, worth £26,779 a year, besides estates in the West Indies worth £4,000 a year. Principal residence— Com- bermere Abbey, Salop. COMPTON, or DE COMPTON. 1. Henry Compton, only s. and h. of Peter C. of Compton Wynyates, co. Warwick (only s. and h. of Sir William Compton, a courtier and soldier of great distinction), by Anne,(*) da. of George (Talbot), 4th Earl of SHREWSBURY, wius b. 16 Feb. 1537/8, sue. his father, within a year of his birth, 30 Jan. 1538/9, was Knighted Barony by Writ. I. 1572. (") She was only child and sole h. of her mother (the Earl's second wife), Elizabeth, da. and coheir of Sir Richard W'aldcn, of Erith, co. Kent.