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 390 COVENTRY. VIII. 1751. 6'. George William (Coventry), Earl of Coventry, &c, "2nd but 1st Burv. s. and h., 6. 26 April 1722 ; ed. at Winchester School ; inatric. at Oxford (Univ. Coll.) 6 July 1737 ; cr. M.A., 20 Nov. 1739 ; M.P. for Bridport, 1744-47 ; for co. Worcester, 1747-51 ; Lord-Lieuc and Custos Rot. co. Wore, 1751—1808 ; Lord of the Bedchamber to Geo. II. and Geo. III., 1752-70; Recorder of Coventry, 1774. He m. firstly 5 March 1752, by spec. he. at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Maria,( a ) 1st da. of John Gunning of Castle Coote, co. Roscommon, by Bridget, da. of Theobald (Bourke), 6th Viscount Bourke of Mayo [I.] She, who was b. at Hemiugford Grey, co. Huntingdon, and was long considered the most beautiful woman at the Court, d. of consumption, 30 Sep. 1760. He m., secondly, 27 Sep. 1764, Barbara, da. of John (St. John), 10th Bakon St. John ok Blktso, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Ambrose Crowley. She d. 25 Nov. 1804. He d. 3 Sep. 1809, aged 87. Will pr. Oct 1809. IX. 1809. 7. George William (Coventry), Earl of Coventry, &c, s. and h. by 1st wife, of whom he was the only son, b. 25 April 1758; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 5 Jan. 1776; Ensign, 64th Foot, 1776: Lieut., 17th Light Dragoons, 1777 ; Lieut-Col. of the Worcestershire Militia, 18U0 ; Lord- Lieut, and Custos Rot, co. Wore, (on resignation of his Father) 1808. Recorder of Worcester; High Steward of Tewkesbury. He m. firstly, 18 March, 1777, Catharine, da. of Robert (Henley), 1st Eaklof Nohthinqton, by Jane, da. of Sir John Huuanu. She d., s.p., 9 March 1779. Admon., as Viscountess Deerhurst, 10 May 1779. He »t. secondly 10 Jan. 1783, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Peggy, 2nd da. and coheir of Sir Abraham Pitches, of Streatham, Surrey, by Jane, da. of Robert Prowse Hasski, of Wraysbury, Bucks. He d. 26 March 1831 at Coventry House, Piccadilly, Midx. Will pr. May 1831. His widow d. 15 Jan. 1840. Will pr. March 1840. X. 1831. S. George William (Coventry), Earl of Coventry, &c, s. and h. by 2nd wife, b. 16 Oct. 1784 ; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 4 Feb. 1802; M.P. for Worcester, Dec. 1816 to 1826; Col. Worcestershire Militia, 1838; Lord-Lieut, and Custos Rot. co. Wore, 1838. He m. firstly, 16 Jan. 1808, Emma Susanna, da. of William (Lyson), 1st Eaul Beauchami-, by Catharine, da. of James Denn. She d. (as Viscountess Deerhurst) 8 Aug. 1810. He m. secondly, iu Scotland 22 June, and in England 6 Nov. 1811, Mary, da. of Aubrey (Beaucleuk), 6th Duke of St. Albans, by his first wife, Mary, da. of John Moses. He d. 15 May 1843, aged 58, at Coventry House, Piccadilly, afsd. Will pr. Aug. 1843 and April 1844. His widow, who was b. 30 June 1791, d. 11 Sep. 1845 at Naples. Will pr. Feb. 1846. [George William Coventry, styled Viscount Deerhurst, s. and h. by 1st wife; b. 25 Oct 1808 ; Lieut 2nd Life Guards. He m. 15 March 1836, Harriet Anne, da. of Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Bai t, sister to Sir Charles Rushont, 2nd Bart. He d. v.p. 5 Nov. 1838 at Bourton House, co. Glouc. Admon. Jan. 1839. His widow d. 7 Jan. 1842. Will pr. March 1842]. XI. 1843. 9. George William (Coventry), Earl of Coventry and Viscount Deeuhuust, grandson and h., being s. and h. of George William Coventry, styled Viscount Deerhurst, and Harriet Anne, his wife abovenamed. He was 6. 9 May 1838, in Wilton Crescent, Midx. ; ed. at Eton ; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 13 March 1856 ; sometime an officer in the Worcestershire Yeomanry ; (a) She was the more lovely of the two (or rather three) sisters, 80 famed for their beauty, of whom Elizabeth was Duchess of Hamilton and afterwards Duchess of Argyll See vol. i, p. 127, note "a." Horace Walpole writes, 27 Feb. 1752 of " the extempore wedding of the youngest of the two Gunnings" [with the Duke of Hamilton, for the two sisters married within less than three weeks], find adds that "Lord Coventry, a grave young Lord, of the remains of the patriot breed, has long dangled after the eldest, virtuously with regard to her honour ; not very honour- ably with regard to his own credit," [aud] " declares that vino he will marry the other." The portrait of this Lady, by various painters, hua been many times engraved.