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DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. 105 CLANRICARDE, MARQUESS OF. (DE-BURGH-CANNING.) Sits as BARON SOMERH1LL. HUUERT DE - BURGH - CANNING, 2nd Marquess. Born Dec. 15th, 18^2 : suc- ceeded bis father 1874. Educated at Harrow. Appointed Attache* to the Legation at Hanover, Jan. 1852; trans- ferred to Florence in Feb. and to Turin in April of the sam<3 year. Promoted to Paid Attache 1855, and to 2nd Secretary in the Diplomatic Service 1862 ; trans- ferred to Madrid (but did not proceed there) 1862, and retired 1863. Assumed the Additional surname of Canning, by One king, one faith, one law. Royal license, as heir of his maternal uncle, the 1st Earl Canning 1862. Is a Dep. Lieut, for Galway. Sat as M.P. for Galway (L.) 186771. Heiress presumptive, His Aunt, Hester Catherine, Dowag-er Mar'-hioness of Sligo, to the Earldom of Clanricarde, under a special remainder obtained by the 13th Earl in Dec. 1800. Sisters living, Emilv Charlotte , b. 1828, m. 1853, the 9th Earl of Cork. Catherine, b. 182(5, TO. 1850, (Weyland). Margaret Anne, A. 1831, m. 1856, (Beaumont). Harriet Augusta, b. 1834, m. 1859, (Wentworth). Creations, Baron Dunkellin and Earl of Clarrie^rde, of Galway, 1543. Viscount Burke, of Clanmories, lfi29, Marquess of Clanricarde, 1825. all in the peerage of Ireland, Baron Somerhill, in the peerage of the United Kinguom, 1826. %lrm$, Quarterly: 1st and 4th, argent, three Negroes' heads couped in profile proper, wreathed round the temples of the first and sable, Canning; -Jnd and 3rd, or, a cross gules, in the dexter canton a lion rampant sable, De-Burgh. (JCrfStg, A demi-lion argenf, charged on the body with three trefoils slipped proper, in the dexter paw an arrow or, pheoned and flighted proper, Cunning; 2nd, a cat-a-mountain sejant guardant proper, collard and chained or, De Burgh. Supporters, On either side a cat-a-mountain proper, collared and chained or. Sent, Portumna-castle, Portumna, co. Galway, Ireland. Town Residence, c 5, The Albany, Piccadilly. Club, Travellers'. CLANRICARDE, Marquess of, His lordship's predecessor was his father, Ulick John De-Burgh, K.P., P.C., 1st Marquess of Clanricarde. He was //. Dec. 28, 1H<-?, and succeeded his tathe las 14th Earl 1808. Educated at Kton, and at Christ Church, Oxford. Was Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1S2("> 7, Ambassador at St. Peters bin - 1838 40, Postmaster-General 184fi 52, Lord Privy Seal ls.is,a Capt. of the Yeoman of tin- Guard 18301, Hon. Col. of the Galway Militia, and a Magistrate for co. Tipperan -. Vv - created a Marquess 1825. He m. 1825, Harriet, onlv daughter cf the late Right Hon. George Canning, M.P.; and d. April 10, 1874, having had issue two sons and five daug ters. CLANRICARDE, Marchioness of, HARRIET, only <lau.ffh.ter of the lato Right Hon George Canning, M.P. : m. 1825, the 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, who d. 1874. Residence, 17, StraUon-street, W.