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COWLEY] PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS 16» pres. of S. Peai-son & Son, Ltd., of Westminster, S.W. ; contested Colchester (G.) 1892; M.P. Colchester 1895-1910 : maj. Engineer and Rail- way Staff Corps (T.F.); raised to the peerage by the title of IBaron Cowdray of Midhnrst, in the county of Sussex 1910. Residences — 16, Carlton House Ten-ace, S.W. ; Cowdray Park, Midhurst ; Dunecht Hoise, Aberdeen ; Paddockhurst, Worth, Sussex. Chibs — Reform ; Marlborough. Issue — 1. Hon. Weetjiax Habold MrLLEU Peaesox, Heie, b. 18 April. 1882 ; m. 14 Nov. 1905, Beryl Spencer, dau. of Lord Edward Spencer Churchill ; capt. Sussex Yeo. since 1911 : M.V. Eye div. Suffolk, since 1906. Residence — 6, Eichmond Terrace, Whitehall, S.W. Club — Bachelors'. Issue — 1. Weetman John Churchill Pearson, b. in London, 27 Feb. 1910. 1. Daisy Consuelo. 2. Beryl Nancy. 3. Angela. 4. Brenda Eubv. 2. Hon. Bernard Clive Pearson, b. 12 Aug. 1887 ; B.A. Camb. : lieut. Sussex Yeo. 3. Hon. Francis Geoffrey Pearson, b. 23 Aug. 1891 ; m. 6 Aug. 1909, Ethel, dau. of J. Lewis. Club— Bath. Issue — Joan Cinetta. 1. Hon. Gertrude Mary, m. 26 Nov. 1903, Thomas, 3rd Baron Dcnnian (whom see). COWLEY, 3rd Earl, Creat. 11 April, 1857:' Vise. Dangan 1857 ; Baron Cowley 21 Jan. 1828 (U.K.). — Henky Arthur Morningtox Wel- LESLEY, s. of 2nd Earl. B. 14 Jan. 1806 ; m. 1st, 17 Dec. 1889, Lady Violet Nevill (d. 28 March, 1910), dau. of 1st Marq. of Abergavenny (she obtained a divoi-ce 1897, and m. 1898, Robert Edward Myddelton-Biddulph, of Chirk Castle, N. Wales, who in 1899 discontinued tlie name of Biddulpli); m. 2nd,14Dec 1905, Hon.Millicent Flor- ence Eleanor, dau. of 1st Baron Nunburnliolme, and formerly wife of Sir Charles Cradock-Hartopp, Bart, (she obtained a divorce 1913) ; sue. his father 1895 ; ed. at Eton ; sometime lieut. Roy. Gloucs. Hussars (Yeo.), and capt. 3rd Wiltshire Regt. (M.) ; served with Imp. Yeo. in S.A. war. Residence — 33, Lowndes Sc^uare, S.W. Seats — DraycottHouse,Chippenhani, Wilts : ColdOverton, Oakham. Clubs — Marlborough ; Carlton ; Turf ; White's. Issue by 1st m, — Christian Arthur Wellesle v, Vise. Dangan, Heir, b. 25 Dec. 1890 ; 2nd Ueut. 5th Lancers 1910-1 ; m 1914. Issue by 2nd m. — Hon. Henry Gerald Valerian Francis, b. 8 Aug. 1907. Henky Richard Wellesley, 1st Earl Co^'ley, E.G., G.C.B., P.C, b. 17 June, 1804 ; ambassador to Napoleon III ; m. 23 Oct. 1833, Olivia Cecilia (d. 21 April, 1885), dau. of Charlotte, Baroness de Ros, and d. 15 July, 1SS4. Issue — 1. William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley, b. 25 Aug. 1834 ; It.-col. Colds. Gds. : m. 8 Aug. 1863, EMILY' Gwendolin (Residences — 33, Lowndes Square, S.W. : Bodeven, Wootton, I. of Vy'.), dau. of Col. Thomas Peers-Williams, M.P., of Temple House, Berks, and d. 28 Feb. 1895. Issue — Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, pres. Earl. Lady Eva Cecilia Margaret, m. 23 Nov. 1898, Ran- dolph Gordon Erskino Wemyss, who d. 17 July, 1908, of Wemvss Cas'le, N.B. 2. Hon. Charles Cecil Foley Wellesley, late R.N., b. 1842. 3. Col. the Hon. Frederick Arthur Wellesley, late Colds. Gds., b. 24 May, 1844 ; m. 1st, 15 Dec. 1873, Emma Anne Caroline Bloomfield, dau. of the Rt. Hon. Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus (she obtained a divorce 1882) ; m. 2ud, 3 June, 1884, Katherine Candelin {d. 21 Feb. 1903), whom he divorced 1897 ; m. 3rd, 1903, Evelyn, Duchess of Wel- lington ; military attach^ at St. Petersburg 1871 : A.D.C. to the Queen (supernumerary) with the rank of col. 1878. Residence — West Green House, Winch- field, Hants. Issue by 1st m. — Victor Alexander Augustus Henry Wellesley, b. 1 March,1876 : page of honour to Queen Victoria 1887- 92 ; 2nd sec. Diplomatic Service : m. 20 July, 1909, Alice Muriel, dau. of O. Leslie-Stephen, of Eaton Terrace. Residence — 20, St. Loo Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Issue- Anne Muriel. 1. Lady Feodorowna Cecilia, m. 11 April, 1874, Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Bertie, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. (see Knightage). 2. Lady Sophia Georgiana Robertina, m. 16 Feb. 1853, Charles, 5th Earl of Hardwicke. Sister-in-law living of 1st Earl — Hon. Magdalen, m. 16 Sept. 1856, Very Rev. the Hon. Gerald Wellesley (d. 17 Sept. 1882), dean of Windsor ; dau. of 6fch Baron Rokeby, extra woman of the Bed- chamber to Queen Victoria, ; has the V.A. Resi- dence — 7, Lower Berkeley Street, Portman Square, W. COX, Privy Counsellor (L). Apptd. 1911.— Rt. Hon. ^Iichael Francis Cox, s. of Hugh Cox, of Hillsgrove Lodge, Kilmore, eo. Ros- common, by Anne, dau. of Richard Kelly, of Ballyglass House, co. Roscommon. B. at Hills- grove Lodge, 30 Sept. 1852; m. 1886, Ehzabeth, dau. of William Nolan, of co. Kildare ; ed. at St. Mel's Coll., and Cath. Univ. Dublin (B.A.); matric. student London Univ. : M.D., R.U.I. (hon. causa) 1895 ; F.R.C.P. Ire. 1892, L.R.C.S. Ire. 1875; M.R.I.A., F.R.Acad. Med. Ire., F. and V.-P. R.S.A. Ire. ; physician St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin ; cons, physn. Children's Hosp., and Our Lady's Hosp. ; memb. senate and chairman of Convocation N.U.I. ; gov. of Roy. Vet. College of Ireland. Residence — 26, Merrion Square, Dublin. Clubs — LeopardstoAvn, Phoenix Park, Roy. Dublin Golf (Dublin). Issue— 1. Vincent Ardan Cox, h. i July, 1887. 2. Arthur Conor Joseph Cox, b. 25 July, 1891. GIBSON-CRAIG, 5th Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 30 Sept. 1831. — Sir Hexry Thomas Gibson-Craig, s. of 3rd Bt. B. 5 Jan. 1885 ; sue. his bro. 1914 ; lieut. Roy. Scots. The 1st Bt. (grandson of John Gibson, of Durie, co. Fife) assumed the additional name of Craig on succeeding to the estates of his maternal great-grandfather, Thomas- Craig, of Riccarton. Residence — Riccarton, Currie, N.B. The Rt. Hon. Sir William Gibson-Craig, 2nd Bt., P.C, b. 2 Aug. 1797 ; M.P. for Midlothian 1837-41, for Edinburgh 1841-52 ; a lord of the Treasury 1846-52 ; Lord Clerk, Register and Keeper of the Signet of Scotland 1862-78 ; m. 29 Aug. 1840, BUzabeth Sarah (d. 15 Feb. 1895), dau. of John Heniy Vivian, M.P., of Singleton, Glamorgan, and d. 12 March, 1878. Issue — 1. Sir James Henky Gibson-Craig, 3rd Bt., b. 21 Sept. 1841 ; D.L., J.P. ; Commissioner of Supply, Midlothian ; ed. at Harrow and Camb. ; m. 9 June, 1870, Julia (Residence — Riccarton, Currie, N.B.), dau. of Archibald Buchanan, of Curriehill, Midlothian, and d. 28 Sept. 1908. Issue living — 1. Sir Archibald Chaeles Gibson-Craig, 4th Bt., b. 24 Aug. 1883 ; lieut. H.L.I, (despatches) ; killed in action Sept. 1914. 2. Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig, pres. Bt., b. 5 Jan. 1885 ; late lieut. 3rd Batt. Roy. Scots. 1. Henrietta Florence, m. 10 Aug. 1897, Adm. Robert S. D. Cumming, and has issue. 2. Alice Gertrude, m. 10 Aug. 1904, Percy St. George Kirke, and has issue. 3. Grace Elizabeth, m. 22 June, 1909, Sholto James Douglas. 4. Mary Helen, m. 29 Dec. 1904, Henry Ralph Beau- mont, D.L., of Whitley Beaumont, and has issue. ' 5. Dulcie Eleanor. 2. Henry Vivian Gibson-Craig, b. 25 Sept. 1847 ; J.P. ] Bucks ;' m. 27 June, 1882, Emily Dulcibella, dau. of I Montagu Wilmot, of Norton, Swansea. Residence —

Lea Wood, Fleet, Hants. Issue —

1. Eardlev Charles WilUam Gibson-Craig, b. 1887. 1. Dorothy, m. 8 June, 1905, James Gerald Lamb Searight, at» Roy. Scots. 1 2. Cecilia. 3. Marjorie Violet. 1. Anne. Residence — Hermiston House, Currie Mid- lothian. 2. HenriettaElizabetIi,m. 30 Sept. 1869, Capt. Charles Howe Cuff Knox, late 8th Hussars, and has issue. Residence — Croagh, BaUinrobe, co. Mayo. 3. Gertrude, m. 28 Oct. 1884, Rev. William Henry 1 Onslow Parson, M.A. Residence — Lynecombe HiU, ! Sandtord, nr. Bristol.