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 114 COMPLETE PEERAGE altham following. He m., Dec. 1729, Anne, sister of Arthur, ist Earl of Arran [I.], ist da. of Sir Arthur Gore, of Newton Gore, 2nd Bart. [I.], by Elizabeth, ist da. of Maurice Annesley. She d. 7 Mar. 1771. He d. 4, and was bur. 7 July 1776, at Westport. Will pr. 1776, Prerog. Ct. Dublin. II. 1776. 2. Peter (Browne), Earl of Altamont, ^c. [I.], sometime Peter Browne-Kelly, having assumed the name of Kelly on his marriage, s. and h. Matric. Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 26 Oct. 1748, aged 17. He was formerly of Mount Browne, co. Mayo, and M.P. for that co. 1761-68. On 27 Jan. 1778, he took his seat in the House of Lords [I.]. He w., 16 Apr. 1752, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Denis Kelly, of Lisduffe, co. Galway, and of Spring Garden, co. Mayo, formerly Chief Justice of Jamaica. She d. i Aug. 1765. He d. 28 Dec. 1780, at Westport. Will dat. 19 Aug. 1780, pr. 178 1. III. 1780. 3. John Denis (Browne), Earl of Altamont, ^c. [1.], s. and h., b. 11 June 1756. Ed. at Eton. Sheriff of CO. Mayo, 1779, and M.P. for Jamestown [I.] 1776-80. Took his seat in the House of Lords [I.] 22 Nov. 1781. P.C. [I.], 1785. On 3 1 Dec. 1 800, he was a: MARQUESS OF SLIGO [I.]. See " Sligo, " Marquessate of [I.], cr. 1800. ALTHAM BARONY [I.] I. The Hon. Altham Annesley, 2nd s. of Arthur (iii), I. 1681. 2nd Viscount Valentia [I.] and ist Earl of Anglesey, by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir James Altham of Acton, Midx., was cr. M.A. by the University of Oxford, i Feb. 1670/1. In consideration of his father's services and those of his mother's family, he, on 14 Feb. 1 680/1, was cr. BARON ALTHAM (^) of Altham, co. Cork [I.], (") with a spec, rem., failing the heirs male of his body, to his yr. brothers respectively in like manner. C) Having been attainted in his absence by the Irish Pari., May 1689, () of James II, as a resident in England, and his estate of ;£ 1400 a year sequestered, he was not introduced into the House of Lords [I.] till 22 Aug. 1695. He m., istly, 3 Sep. 1678, at Leighton Buzzard, Beds, Alicia, da. and coh. of the Hon. Charles Leigh (2nd surv. s. of Thomas, ist Lord Leigh), by his ist wife, Anne, Dowager Lady Holt, da. of Sir Edward Littleton, of Pillaton, co. Stafford. She d. s.p., 4 June 1684, aged 23, at Stoneleigh, and was bur. there. M.I. at Leighton Buzzard. (°) He w., 2ndly, July 1697, C) For his arms see sub Anglesey. () He was sentenced, 26 Dec. 1686, to pay lOO marks, for speaking words against the King when he was drunk. (Luttrell, Diary.) V.G. C) The preamble of this patent is printed in Lodge, vol. iv, p. 129. C) For a list of peers present in, and absent from, this Pari., see vol. iii, Ap- pendix D. V.G. f ) The following must refer to her. " Anglesey House is in tears for the