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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 539 Bniinbcr, in the reign of Chaeles T, during tlio ConniKinweallli, for co. Surrey, and nfter 111- Kfstorntion for the same sliire. He ni. first, Hope, only surviving danpliter and licir of Nirholns SioroiiTOX, of Stougliton, co. Surrey, which lady d. s. p. Sir Arthur «i. seeondly, Slary, second dauglitcr and eo-lieir of Alde'nnan Sir Ulionuis Foot, Knt., of tlio city of ],oudon (Sir Thomas Foot served the oiliVe of slu-rill in l(M(i, and that of lord mayor in 16-1'J, and was created a baronet, 21sl Koveuiber, 16G0, with special remainder (o his son-in-law, Arthur Onslow, and rf. in 1G87, when he was .f. by bis said son-in-law, who thus became Sir Arthur Onslow, Bart.). Sir Arthur bad issue, I. Eichard, n.enibcr in the Convention Parliament, for co. Surrey, and chosen B]'calier of the House of Connuons, 16th Kovember. 1738. He was, on the accession of Geobgk I, appointed chancellor of the exchequer, and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Onslow, of Otislow, with remainder in default of male isfue, to his uncle, Penzil Onslow, of Pyrford. and his itsue ; and afterwards to the heirs male of his deceased father. His lordship m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry TuiSE, Knt., Lord Mayor of London, and dying December, 1717, was s. by his son, Thomas, second baron, m. Eliza- beth, only daughter and heir of Mr. IvNiiiUT, of Jamaica, and niece and heir of Colonel Charles Knight, of the same island, with whom he had a considerable for- tune. His lordship rf. 1740, and ■was .^. by bis only child, KiCHAKD, third biuon, who d. s. p. October, 1776, and was -1. (owing to the failure of the issue of the above-men- tioned Denzil Onslow) by bis cousin, Geoege, fourtli baron. II. Foot, of whom presently. III. Arthur, d. viim. IV. Henry, d. iinm. Sir Arthur's second son. Foot Onslow, first Commissioner of Ex- cise, »j. Susanna, daughter and heiress of Thomas Anlaby, of Etton, Yorkshire, and widow of Arnold CoLWELL, and d. lOlh May, 1710, having by her, who d. 10th June, 1715, had with five daughters, two sons, I. Arthur, who was elected Speaker of the House of Commons, in January, 1726-7, and continued until March, 1761, when he received upon his re- tirement the unanimous thanks of the House over which he had so long and honourably presided, and a jjcnsion of £3,000 a yeai from the Crown, at the Commons' special desire. Mr. Speaker Onslow m. Anne, daughter and co- heir of John EltlDGES, of 'riiamcs Uilton, niece of Henrj- Bridges, of Imbor Court, co. Surrey, and d. 17th February, 1VG8, leaving with a daugh- ter, a son, George, created 20th May, 1776, Bahon Cranley, ami .v. as fourth Baron Onslow, in October of the same year. His lordship was advanced to an earldom, lOtli June, ISO], and was ancestor of the present Karl ok Onslow, O.C.M.G., the late governor and commander-in-chief of Jsew Zea- land (.vfc p. 389). II. EicnARB, of whom we treat. Mr. Foot Onslow's second son, Eichard Onslow, attained Ihi' rank of lieutenant-general and was ajipoiiited gover- nor of Plymouth, in 17:19. lie m. first, Boise, daughter and co-heir of JoilN Brihges, but by her had no issue. Hem. secondly Poohy, daughter of Charles Weston, of Little Bur- shed, CO. Essex, and niece and heiress of Admiral Sir George Walton, and had issue, I. George, of whom presently. II. Eichard (Sir), K.H., Yice-Admiral E.iS',, created a Baronet 3Uth October, 1797, in consideration of his gallant participation, as second in command, in tile victory obtained, by Lord I^un- can, of Camperdown. He d. 27lh De- cember, 1817, and was ancestor of the OxsLOws, of Seii(^(ir JToirsp, co. Corn- wall, Baronets. (SecBriiKE's Baron- etage.) in. Arthur (Very Eer.), D.D., Dean of Worcester, h. 31st August, 17'16 ; >H. Frances, daughter of Constant iue Phipips, and d. 1817, leaving issue, 1. Eichard Francis (Ven.), arch- deacon of Worcester, b. 1776 ; m. 7th July, 1801, Harriet Mary, daughter and co-heir of the Hoir. Aiulrew Foley, M.P. of Kenport, and d. 23rd October, 1840, having by her, who d. 4th IMiiy, 1860, liad issue, (1) Eichard Foley, of Stardeno, CO. Gloucester, h. 13th Sep- tember, 1802; m. 5th July, 1826, Catherine, daughter of Latliairr Blacker, of Newent, and (/. 12th March, 1879, having by her, who d. I3th August, 1865, had issue, (a) Andrew Geoi-ge, of OxenluUl Kewent, J.P. and D.L., late Captain 97tl'. and 13th Eegi- menls, b. 10th October, 1830; m. 13th June, 1861, Mary, youngest daughter of Sir John Owen, first Bart., and by her, who d. 25th January, 1892, has had, 1. Eichard George William, d. 22nd Fcbriuirv. 1874. 2. Andrew' Kichard, //. 9lh Fehruurv, 1871.