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DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. 119 Daughters, Marcia Amelia Mary, b. 1863, Violet Ida Eveline, b. 1865. Sisters living, (twins) Elizabeth Catherine, 4.1832, m. 186l (Cracrof t) . Lora Mary, A. 1832. Creation, Baron Conyers, in the peerage of England, (by writ,) 1509. Seat, Willesbourne, Warwickshire. Town Address, 55, Jermyn-street, S.W. Club, Carlton. CONYERS, Baron, His lordship's predecessor was his uncle, Francis Godolphin, llth Baron Conyers, and 7th Duke of Leeds. CONYNGHAM, MARQUESS OF. (CONYNGHAM.) Sits as BARON MINSTER. FRANCIS NATHANIEL CONYNGHAM, K.P. G.C.H. P.O., 2nd Marquess and 4th Baron. Born June llth, 1799 ; succeeded his father in 1832; was educated x at Eton; entered the Life Guards, 1820, became Lieut. 1821, Capt. 1823, Major 1827, (when he was placed on half- pay), Lieut. -Col. 1841, Col. 1854, Major- Gen. 1858, Lieut.-Gen. 1866 and Gen. 1874. Was First Groom of the Bedchamber and Gentleman and Master of the Robes to George III. 1820, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1823 6, Lord of the Treasury, 1826 30, Postmaster General, (July to Dec.) 1834, and (May), 1835, Lord Chamberlain to the Household (King William IV. and Queen Victoria) 18359. Was M.P. for Donegal, 1825 32. Is Lieut, of co. Meath, and Vice- Admiral of Ulster ; was Lieut. -Col. of the Prince of Wales's own Regiment of Donegal Militia, 1854 5; is now Col. of the Royal Meath Militia. Married (1824) Lady Jane Paget, 2nd daughter of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, K.G., and has issue, living, Sons, George Henry, Earl of Mount Charles, b. 1825; entered the 1st Life Guards as Cornet, 1844, became Lieut. 1850, Captain, 1854, Major and Lieut.-Col. 1861, and Col. 1866, retired, 1868; is a Magistrate tor Kent, and Lieut.-Col. of the East Kent Yeo. Mounted Rifles ; is an Extra Equerry to the Queen : m. 1 854, Lady Jane St. Maur- Blanche Stanhope, daughter of the 4th Earl of Harrington, and has, with other issue, Henry Francis, Viscount Slane, b. 1857. Francis Nathaniel, M.P., b. 1832, m. 1857. Daughters, June, b. 1826, m. 1849, the 2nd Baron Churchill. Frances Caroline Maria, 6. 1827, m. 1847, (Lambart). Elizabeth Georgiana, b. 1829, m. 1849, (Bryan). Cecilia Augusta, b. 1831, m. 1861, (Brinckman). Patron of three livings, Patrixbourne, V. Kent. Glentris, R. Dungloe, R. Donegall. Creations, Baron Conyngham, 1/81, Viscount, 1789, Earl and Viscount, 1798, Vis- count Slane and Earl of Mount Charles, and Marquess Conyngham, 1816, in the peerage of Ireland, Baron Minster, of Minster Abbey, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, 1821. 9rnts, Argent: a shake fork, between three mullets, sable. Crest, A unicorn's head erased, argent, armed, or, crined and tufted, sable. Supporters, Dexter, ahorse, argent, hoofs and *nane, or, and charged on the breast with an eagle displayed, or ; sinister, a stag, proper, attired, unguled, and charged ou the breast with a griffin's head erased, or. Seats, Slane-castle, (co.) Meath; and Mount Charles, Donegal, Ireland. Bifrons, near Canterbury, Kent. Town Residence, 5, Hamilton-place, W. Clubs, White's, United Service.