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 DE BLAQUIERE icg II. 1812. 2. John (de Blaqliere), Baron de Rlaqliere of Ardkill [I.], s. and h., b. 5 Nov. i 776. He, at the time of his father's death, was a prisoner in France, and never established his right to vote. Alnager [I.] 1797-18 17.C) He d. unm., 7 Apr. 1844, at his seat, Port Leman, aged 67. III. 1844. 3. William (de Blaquiere), Baron de Blaqlmere OF Ardkill [I.], br. and h., b. 27 Jan. I778,('') in Paris. He served in Flanders, at the Cape of Good Hope, and in India; Major Gen. 18 13, Lieut. Gen. 1825, Gen. 1841. F.R.S. 21 Feb. 1 805. He never established his right to vote. He ;;;., 1 6 Sep. 1 8 1 1, Harriet, da. of George (Townshend), ist Marquess Townshend, by his 2nd wife, Anne, da. of Sir William Montgomery, Bart. She, who was b. 20 Apr. i 782, and separated from her husband in June 1 8 14, i/. 9 Nov. 1 848, aged 66. He d. 12 Nov. 1 85 I, at Norwood, having committed suicide by shooting himself while suffering from smallpox, aged 73. IV. 1 85 1. 4. John (de Blaquiere), Baron de Blaquiere of Ardk.ill[I.], s. and h., b. 2 July 1812. Capt. 3rd West India Foot, 1844; Capt. 41 st Foot, 1854. He established his right to vote at the election of Rep. Peers [I.] 17 Mar. 1864. He w;., istly, 28 July 1849, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Anna, da. of John Christie. She d. 18 Feb. 1851, in Madeira. He ;;;., 2ndly, 25 Nov. 1852, at St. James's, Westm., Eleanor Amelia, istda. of William George (Hylton-Jolliffe), ist Baron Hylton, by his 1st wife, Eleanor, da. of the Hon. Berkeley Paget. He d. s.p., 2 Jan. 1 87 1, in Stratford Place, Marvlebone, aged 58. His widow, who was b. 18 June 1828, at Merstham House, d. 11 Jan. 1894, in London, and was bur. at Merstham, aged 6 c. V. 1 87 1. 5. William Barnard (de Blaquiere), Baron de Blaquiere of Ardkill [I.], br. and h., b. 16 Dec. 1814, in London. Entered the Royal Navy, 1838, retiring as Captain in 1873. He established his right to vote 6 Mar. 1871. He m., 25 Sep. 1862, at St. Mar'lebone, Anna Maria, da. and h. of John Wormald, of Brockworth Manor, co. Gloucester, and Upper Harley Str., Midx. He d. s.p., 24 Nov. 1889, in his 75th year, in Cork Str., Midx., and was bur. at Brock-.vorth, CO. Gloucester. Will pr. 28 Jan. 1 890, over ^'6,000. His widow d. 7 June 1894, at Coleherne Mansions, South Kensington. Secreury's principal ulents." J. Swift McNeill, in his Titled Corruption, calls him, " one of the most shamelessly corrupt self seekers m the Irish House of Commons." Lord Camden wrote of his creation as " almost intolerable." V.G. (^) See note "c" on preceding page. ('') According to the Lords' Entries in Dublin, in which Peers entered their pedigrees under a standing order of the House of Lords [I.], he was born in Oct. 1777. V.G.