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335 PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS [LATHOM Berks ; Kelsall Lodge, Fi^rndale, Tuubridge Wills), dau. of Sir Henry L>. Gooch, 2ad Bt., and d. UO Aug. 1910. Issue by 1st m. — 1. Sir Hekcules Robert Langrishe, pres. Bt. 1. Adela Constance. 2. Maria Cecilia, ni. 21 Doc. 1901, Maj. Henry Francis Thornhill Fisher, Anny Service Corps. 3. Marv Isabella. LANSDOWNE. 5th Marq. of (G.B.). Great. 6 Dec. 1784 ; Earl of Wyootnbe and Vise. Calne, 6 Dec. 1784 ; Baron Wvcombe, 17 May, 1700 (G.B.); Earl of Kerry, 17 Jan. 1723; Earl of Shelburne, 26 June, 1753 ; Vise. Clanmaiirice, 17 Jan. 1723 ; Vise. FitzMaurice and Baron Dunkeron, 7 Oct. 1751 ; Baron Nairne 27 Jan. 1681 (S.) ; Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw, 1181 (I.); K.G. 1894; P.O. 1895; G.O.S.T. 1888; G.C.M.G. 1884 ; G.C.I.E. 1888 ; received the Roy. Victorian Chain 1905. — Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, eld. s. of 4th Marq. B. 14 Jan. 1845 ; m. 8 Nov. 1869, Lady Maud EveljTi (CI., V.A., extra lady of the bedchamber to Queen Alexandra, Lady of Justice of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Eng- land), dau. of James, 1st Duke of Abercorn ; sue. his father 1866, and his mother in the barony of Nairne 1895 ; Under-Sec. for War 1872-4, and Under-Sec. India Office 1880 ; Gov.-Gen. of Canada 1883-8 ; Viceroy of India 1888-93 ; See. of State for War 1896-1900, and for Foreign Afiairs 1900-5; hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1888; hon. LL.D. Camb. 1897, and Leeds 1910 : trustee of the National Gallery 1 894 ; Lord-Lieit. Wilts ; hon. col. Roy. Wilts Yeo. ; pres. Wilts Terr. Force Assocn. ; Royal Standard Bearer at the Coronation of King George V, 1911. The 1st Marq. (better known as Lord Shelburne) was a distinguished minister in the reign of George III ; the 3rd Marq. was also a very distinguished minister during the reigns of George IV, William IV, and Qvieen Victoria ; his ancestors were ancient Irish barons from the reign of Henry II. The 4th Marq., who sat in the House of Lords as Bafon Wycombe for some years before he in- herited the marquisate, was a Sec. of State and a Lord of the Treasiiry, and for nine years was M.P. for Calne. Residences — Bowood Park, Wilts ; Derreen, Kenmare, co. Kerry ; Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, W. Clubs — Athenseuni ; Brooks's ; Travellers' ; Turf. Issue — 1. Lt.-Col. Henry William Edmond Petty-Fitz- Maurice, Earl of Kerry, Heir. b. 14 Jan. 1872 ; m. 16 Feb. 1904, Elizabeth Caroline (Elsie), o. dau. of Sir Edward Stanley Hope, K.C.B., Registrar of the Privy Council ; ed. at Eton and Oxford, B.A. 1894, M.A. 1897 ; late maj. Irish Gds. (res. 1906) ; formerly Gren. Gds. ; M.V.O. 1905 ; A.D.C. to Lord Roberts in South Africa ; D.S.O. 1901 ; is Knt. Comdr. of the Order of Charles III of Spain ; contested Appleby div. of Westmorland 1906 ; M.P. for West Derbyshire since April, 1908 ; D.L. CO. Kerry ; memb. L.C.C. 1907-10. Residences — 18, Gloucester Place, W. ; Sheen Falls, Kenmare, CO. Kerry. Clubs — Brooks's ; Guards' ; Pratt's. Issue — Henry Maurice John Petty-FitzMaurice, Vise. Calne and Calstone, b. 7 Oct. 1913. Lady Kathorine Evelyn Constance. 2. The late Maj. Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne, M.V.O. , 1st Dragoons, b. 12 Feb. 1874 ; in. 20 Jan. 1909, Lady Violet Mary Elliot, dau. of 4th Earl of Minto ; equerry in ordinary to King George V since 1909 ; late A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Earl Roberts ; served in S. African war, and in France and Belgium, and was killed in action 31 Oct. 1914. Residences — Meikleour, Perthshire ; Ardingtcn House, Wantage. Issue — George John Charles Mercer Nairne, b. 27 Nov. 1912. Mary Margaret Elizabeth. 1. Lady Evelyn Emily Mary, Mistress of the Robes to H.M. the Queen since 1910 ; m. 30 July, 1892, Victor, 9th Duke of Devonshire. 2. Lady Beatrix Frances, m. 16 Oct. 1897, the 6th Marq. of Waterford, K.P. Henry FitzMaukice, 4th Marq. of Lansdowne, b. 7 Jan. 1816 ; M.P. for Calne 1847-56 ; Lord of the Treasury 1847 ; Under-Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs from 1856-8 ; K.G. 1864 ; m. Ist, 18 Aug. 1840, Lady Georgina Herbert (d. 28 Feb. 1841), dau. of George, 11th Earl of Pembroke ; m. 2nd, 1 Nov. 1843, Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone do Flabault, Baroness Nairne (d. 25 June, 1895), dau. of the Comte de Flahault and thtv Baroness Nairne and Keith, and d. 5 July, 1866. Issue by 2nd m. — 1. Henry Charles Keith FitzMaurice, prea. Marq. 2. Edmond George Petty, Baron FitzMaurice. 1. Lady Emily Louisa Anne, m.2 June, 1886, Col. the Hon. Everard C. Digby (see DiGBY, Baron). LA POER, Baron. See Waterfobd, Marq. of. LARCOM, 3rd Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 24 Dec. 1868. — Sill Tho.mas Perce v.i, Larcom, h. of 2nd Bt. B. 5 Oct. 1882 ; sue. his father 28 March, 1892 ; ed. at Eton and R.M.A. Woolwich ; capt. R.H.A. The 1st Bt. was for many years Under- Sec, for Ireland. Residence — 9, Anglesey Cres- cent, Alverstoke, Hants. The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Aiskew Larcom, 1st Bt., b. 22 April, 1801 ; P.C, K.C.B. ; maj.-gen. in the Army ; LL.D., F.R.S. ; m. 1 March, 1840, Georgina (d. 15 Dec. 1898), dau. of Lt.-Geu. Sir George D'Aguilar, K.C.B. Issue — 1. Sir Charles Larcom, 2nd Bt., b. 2 Dec. 1843 ; Lt.- Col. late R.A. ; assist, military sec. to the Gov., and Commander-in-Chief at Malta 1885 ; m. 29 Dec. 1881, Jeanie (Residence — 9, Angl, sey Crescent, Alverstoke, Hants), dau. of Alexander Perceval, of Temple House, Sligo, and d. 28 March 1892. Issue — 1. Sir Thomas Perceval Larcom, pres. Bt. 2. Philip Larcom, Heir Pres., b. 13 Sept. 1887 ; lieut. Il.N.V.R. 1914. 3. Lieut. Charles Arthur Aiskew Larcom, R.N., b. 13 April, 1891. 2. Arthur Larcom, C.B.. b. 9 Nov. 1847 ; M.A. Oriel Coll. Oxford ; Barr.-at-law ; Oriental Sec. at Teheran 1879-81 ; acting 3rd Sec. at Tokio 1884-7 : senior clerk Foreign Office 1899-1910 ; m. 30 July, 1884, Sophie (d. 8 Sept. 1913), dau. of Alexander Perceval, of Temple House, co. Sligo. Residence — . Clubs— Travellers' ; Oxford and Cambridge. LARPENT, Baronetcy (extinct 18 May, 18S9). Creat. 13 Oct. 1841. — The late Sir Albert John DE HocHEPiEn Larpent. 2nd Bt., b. 18 March, 1816 ; m. 18 Oct. 1838, Catherine Lydia (d. 1 Dec. 1912), dau. of Maj. Lewis Simeon Shaw, Bengal Army, and d. 12 June, 1861. Issue — 1. Sir George Albert de Hochepied Larpent, 3rd and last Bt., b. 14 July, 1846; m. 18 June, 1895, R0SE,in. 3rd, 2 Nov. 1912, Brig. -Gen. Arthur Augustus Saunders, R.A. who d. 3 Aug. 1913 (Residence— 20, Victoria Road, Kensington, W.), dau. of William Armstrong, and widow of Lt.-Col. T. C. Lambert, and d. 18 May, 1899. 1. Caroline Anna, m. 12 Nov. 1862, John Steuart, of Ballechin, Perth, J.P., who d. 20 Dec. 1895. Residence — 27a, Braniham Gardens, S.W. 2. Sophia Charlotte, m. 22 Feb. 1862, Capt. Edmund Fortescue, late Rifle Brig., who d. 25 Nov. 1908. Residence — 49, Salisbury Road, Southsea. LASCELLES, Vise. See Habewood, Earl of. LASCELLES, Privy Counsellor.— Rt. Hon. Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles, G.O.B.. G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. (see Knightage). LATHOM, 3rd Earl of. Creat. 3 May, 1880 : Baron Skelmersdale, 30 Jan. 1828 (U.K.).— Edward William Bootle-Wilbraham, s. of tin- 2nd Earl. B. 16 May, 1895 ; sue. his father 1910. The 1st Baron sat in Parliament for 25 years, having been M.P. for Newcastle- under-Lyme, and for Dover ; he was descended from the 2nd s. of an ancient Cheshire family, settled in that co. since the reign of Henry III. Residences — Lathoni House, Ormskirk, Lan- cashire ; 21, Eaton Terrace, S.W. Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd B.^ron Skelmers- dale, and 1st Earl of Lathom, b. 12 Dec. Is37 ; hon. col. Lanes Hussars ; m. 16 Aug. 18P0, La^y Alice Villiers (d. 23 Nov. 1897), dau. of 4th Earl of Clarendon, K.G., and d. 19 Nov. 1898. Issue — 1. Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl OF Lathom, b. 26 Oct. 1864 ; hon. It.-col. Lanes Hussars ; comni. R.N.V.R. (Liverpool) ; hon. col. 2nd Lanes R.B. Vols.; maj. Boy. Horse Gds.; m. 15