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 DAWSON— DE BLAQUIERE. 33 DAWSON OF DAWSON'S COURT. Barony [L] William Henry Dawson, of Portarlington, Queen's T 1770 county, was on 20 May 1770,0) a: BARON DAWSON OP DAWSON'S COURT, Queen's county [I.] ; on 24 July 1776 he was cr. Viscount Cahlow, co. Cm-low fl.l See "Cahlow" Vircountey Pt.j cr. 1770. V DAWSON'S GROVE AND CASTLE DAWSON. i.e. "Dartrey of Dawson's Grove, co. Monaghan" Barony [L] (Dan-son), a: 28 May 1770 ; see "CKKMOBNE," Viscountcy [!.],«•. 1785 ; both car. 1S13. See " Cremorne of Castle Dawson, no. Monaghan" Barony [I.], {Dawson) cr. 1797. DE ALBINI, sec Daubeny. DE BLAQUIERE OF ARDKILL. Barony [I.] J, John Blaquiere, 5th & of John B. (alias Jc;m J. 1800. DE BlaQOIERb), of Greenwich, Merchant of London (one of the French refugees in 1685), by Marie Elizabeth, da. of Peter de Vaiiennes,('') wns 6. 15 May 1732 ; was sometime in a London merchant 1 ! office ; afterwards joined the Army, becoming Lieut-Col. 17th Dragoons; was Sec. of Legation in France, 1771-72 ; Chief Sec. to [Earl Harcomt] the Lord Lieut of Ireland, 1772-77; M.P. for Old Leighlin, 1773-83 (advocating in 1773 n tax on absentee landlords): 51.1*. for C'arlingford, 17S3-90; for Churleville, 1790-97, mid for Newtownards, 1798, till the Union. P.C. [I.]; K.B., 3 Aug. 1774 ; cr. a 1!aronet [I.], 6 July 17S4, being finally, for his support of the Union, cr. 30 July 1800, BARON DE BLAQUIERE OF ARDKILL, co. Londonderry [I. | ; M.P. for live, 1801-02, and for Downtou, 1803-06. Be received a grant of the office of Great Alnager [I.], in tail male.( c ) He m. 24 Dec, 1775, Eleanor, da. of Robert Doeson, of Anne's Grove, co. Cork. He d. at Bray, co. Wicklow, 27 Aug. 1812, aged 80. Hia widow d. 20 Dec. 1833, aged 77. II. 1812. 2. John (de Blaquiere), Baron de Blaquiere of Aiidkill [I.l, Hered. Great Aluager [I.], s. and h., i. 5 Nov. 1776. He, at the time of his father's death was a prisoner in France. He d. unm. 7 April 1844. III. 1844. 3. William (de Blaquiere), Baron de Blaquiere of AiiDKiLL [I.], Hered. Great Alnager [I.], br. and h., i. 27 Jany. 1778. He served in Flanders, at the Cape of Good Hope and in India, becoming finally (1841) a General in the Army. He m. 16 Sep. 1811, Harriet, da. of George (Towks- hend), 1st Makquess Townshknd, by his 2d wife, Anne, da. of Sir William Mont- oomeiiy, Bart. She, who was b. 20 April 1782. d. 9 Nov. 1848. He d. 12 Nov. 1851, at Norwood. 1 IV. 1851. /,. Jorm (De Blaquiere), Baron de Blaquiere of Ahdkill [I.], Hered. Great Alnager [I.], s. and h., 6. 2 July 1812. Capt. 3rd West India Foot, 1844 ; Capt. 41st Foot, 1S54. He m. firstly 28 July 1849, at St. Geo. Han. Sq., Anna, da. of John Chmstie. She d. 18 Feb. 1851. He (") The day after the creation of the Barony of Dartrey of Daicson's Grove, as next under. See "Protestant exiles from France," by Rev. D. C. Agnew, 1866. This office he surrendered to his son, receiving, in lieu thereof, £1,000 a year. D