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 24 CARHAMPTON da. and eventually h. of Sir Nicholas Lawes, many years Gov. of Jamaica, by Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Cotton, da. of Sir Thomas Lawley, Bart. He d. 14 Jan. 1787, in Dublin, aged 73-0 Will pr. Sep. I787.('') His widow d. Dec. 1798, at Sheepy Hall, "Wilts, having been blind for several years. Will pr. Jan. 1799. EARLDOM 2. Henry Lawes (Luttrell), Earl of Carhamp- AND TON, i^z. [I.], being styled Lord Luttrell from 1785 VISCOUNTCY to 1787, s. and h., b. 7 Aug. 1743; entered the army, [L] becoming Adjutant Gen. [L] 1770-83; Major Gen. 1782; Lieut. Gen. of the Ordnance [I.] 1789-97, and IL 1787. MasterGen.thereofi797-i8oo; Lieut. Gen. 1793; Com- mander of the Forces [L] 1796-97; finally Gen. 1798; also Col. of the 6th Dragoon Guards 1788 till his death. M.P. (Tory) for Bossiney 1768-69, for Middlesex i769-74,('=) for Bossiney again i774-84,('') for Old Leighlin [L] 1783-87, for Plympton 1790-94, and for Ludgershall 1817 till his death; P.C. [L] 16 Aug. 1786; Custos Rot. co. Dublin 1789 till his death.^) He w., 25 June 1776, Jane, da. of George Boyd, of Dublin, by Anne, da. and coh. of Galbraith Hamilton, of Dublin. He d. s.p., 25 Apr. 1 82 1, in his 78th year, in Bruton Str., Midx. Will pr. May 1821. His widow d. there 7 Apr. 1831. Will dat. 13 June 1821, pr. 1 1 May 1 83 1. in. 1 82 1 3. John (Luttrell-Olmius), Earl of Carhampton to [1783], Viscount Carhampton of Castlehaven [1781], 1829. and Baron Irnham of Luttrellstown [1768], all in the peerage of Ireland, only surv. br. and h., being 3rd s. of (^) His 1st da. Anne, m., istly, 4 Aug. 1765, Christopher Horton, of Catton, co. Derby, and 2ndly, 2 Oct. 1 77 1, H.R.H. Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland (br. George III), who d. s.p. 18 Sep. 1790, aged 44. She d. Feb. 1809, aged 56. Another da., Elizabeth, is described by Sir H. Heron, in his Notes, as living with the Duchess, playing high and cheating much; afterwards as being in gaol and giving a hairdresser ,^50 to marry her; then as being convicted of picking pockets in Augsburg, and being condemned to clean the streets chained to a wheelbarrow; and finally, as poisoning herself. V.G. i^) His eldest s. is said to have accepted his challenge to a duel, provided his father could get any gentleman to act as his second! He was at law in the Court of Chancery [I.] with this son as to the possession of the mansion house at the time of hfs death. They seem to have been an unlovely race. V.G. C") As Col. Luttrell, he was the well-known opponent of Wilkes. {^) He was one of those, for the most part Whigs, who, having supported the Coalition of North and Fox, were turned out of their seats at the general election of 1784, when Pitt swept the board, and were known as "Fox's Martyrs." For a list of them see vol. iv, Appendix A. "As a speaker he is by no means high in estima- tion ; his manner is vehement and passionate." {Sketches of Irish Political Character). V.G. (^) In 1795 he was charged with the pacification of Connaught, and as Com- mander in Chief took a vigorous and unrelenting part in suppressing the Irish rebellion. V.G.