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 112 DEVON. March 1S24 ; B.A.,, 1S28 ; Fellow of All Souls' Coll., 1828-31 ; B.C.L., 1831 ; ami cr. D.C.L., 27 June 1838, styleil Lord Courtrnay, 1835-58 ;(») Cursitor in the Court of Chancery. M.P. for South Devon, 1841-49 ; Sec. to the Poor Lftw Board, 1862-58; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, July I860 to May 1867 ; P.C., 1800 ; President of the Poor Law Board, May 1867 to Dec. 1S68 ; sometime Lieut-Col. of f*j Pedigree shewing the descent (one, however, witlmut any representation) of the Courteuays, of Powderham, from the ancient Earls (Redvers) of Devon, and their heirships, as heir male collateral, to Edward Courtenay, the grantee iu 1553 of that Earldom. William de Redvers, Earl of Devon, d. 1216.=F Baldwin de Redvers, only s., d. v.p. His issue became extinct in 1293. Robert de Courtenay, =j=Mary, only da. who d. 1212. I had issue. Sir Hugh Courtenay, d. 1291 Hugh (Courtenay), Earl of Devon, 1293 or 1335 ; d. 1310. J Hugh, E. of Devon, d. 1377.=r Sir Hugh C~ K.G.,=f= d. V.p. i Hugh, Lord Sir Edward C. d. v.p. r Courtenay, d. s.p. 1374. Edward, Earl of Devon, d. 1419. Sir Philip C. of Powderham,=j= co. Devon ; d. 1406. Sir Johny Courtenay. Sir Hugh Courtenay. T Hugh, Earl of Devon, d. 1421.=p I Sir Hugh C.=f d. 1471, I Sir Thilip C. 1463. 1 Thomas, Earl of Devon,=f= & 1458. Edward, cr. Earl=j= of Devon I486, ' d, 1509. Thomas, Earl of Devon, attainted 1461 ; d. s.p. John, Earl of Devon 1470-71, d. s.p. Four dans, all of whom had issue. Jane m. Sir RogerClifford. I William C. at- tainted v.p., cr. Earl of Devon, d. 1511. Sir William=r 0., 1485, Sir WJl liam C. rf.ir.ia Henry, Earl of Devon, cr. Marquess=p of Exeter 1525, attainted 1539. Sir William C.=f d. 1535. , a: Ear] of Devon 1553, to i heirimale ; d. s.p. 1556. George C-d. v.p II. Sir William Courtenay, dejitrc, Earl of Devon, in 1556 ; great grandfather of Sir William C. cr. a Bart, in 1644 (also dejure E. of Devon), who was grandfather's grandfather to William, Viscount Courtenay, to whom the Earldom was allowed in 1831, and to Wil- liam Courtenay, who succeeded him in 1835, ns (10th) Earl ofDevon.