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44 DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground. BEAUCHAMP, EARL. (LYGON.) FREDERICK LYGON, P.C., D.C.L., 6th Ear), 2nd son of Henry, 4th Earl. Born Nov. 10th, 1830; succeeded his brother 1866 ; educated at Eton, and at Christ Church, Oxford, (B.A. 1852, M.A. Fellow of All Souls', 1856, and Hon. D.C.L. 1870) ; is a Dep. Lieut, of Worcestershire, and was formerly a Capt. in the Worcester- shire Yeomanry Cavalry ; sat as M.P. for Tewkesbury, 185763, and for West Worcestershire, 1863 6 ; was a Lord of the Admiralty, 1859; appointed Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household 1874: married (1868) Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope, only daughter of the 5th Earl Stanhope, and has issue, living, Sows, William, Viscount Elmley, b. 1872. Edward Hugh, b, 18/3. Daughters, Mary, b. 1869. Susan, b. 1870. Margaret, b. 18/4. Patron of five livings, -Dymock, V. Kempley, V. Gloucestershire; Guarlford, R. Madresfield, R. Malvern Link, V. Worcestershire. Creations, Baron Beauchamp, 1806, Viscount Elmley and Earl Beauchamp, 1815, both in the peerage of the United Kingdom. Sruts, Arg-ent : two lions passant, fourchee, gules. Crest, A Saracen's head in pro- file, wreathed round the temples and couped at the neck, proper. Supporters, Dexter, a bear, proper, plain collared and chained, or ; from the collar pendent a shield of the arms of Beauchamp of Powkye, viz. gules, afesse between six martlets, or ; sinister, a swan, argent, wings inverted, gules, gorged with a ducal coronet of the second, therefrom a line reflexed over the back, azure, and pendent from the coronet a shield, charged as the dexter. Seat, Madresfield-court, Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Town Residence, 13, Belgrave-square, S.W. Club, Carlton. BEA.UCHAMP, Earl, His lordship's predecessor was his brother, Henry, 5th Earl Beauchamp. He was b. Feb. 13, 1828, and succeeded his father Sept. 8, 1863, educated at Eton; entered the Army, 1848, became Capt. in the 1st Life Guards, 1854, and retired 1863; was M.P. for West Worcestershire, 185363; he d. March 4th, 1866. Beauchamp, Viscount, title borne by the Marquess of Hertford. Beauclerk, family name of the Duke of St. Alban's. 1 scorn to change or to fear. BEAUFORT, DUKE OF. (SOMERSET.) HENRY CHARLES FITZROY SOMERSET, K.G. P.C., 8th Duke, Lord Lieut, of Mon- mouthshire. Born Feb. 1st, 1824; suc- ceeded his father 1853 ; educated at Eton ; appointed Lieut, in the 1st Life Guards, 1841, and Capt. 7th Hussars, 1847; re- tired as Lieut. -Col. 1861; is Hon. Col. of the Gloucestershire Royal Hussar Yeomanry; sat as M.P. for East Glouces- tershire, 1846 53 ; was Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington 1842, and to Viscount Hardinge in 1852, and