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BELPER 113 for Derby, 1830-48; for Arundel, 1851-52; for Nottingham, 1852-56; Chief Commissioner of Railways, 1 846-48; P. C. 30 Oct. 1846. High Sheriff of Notts, 1850; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Dec. 1852 to June 1854. On 29 Aug. 1856, he was cr. BARON BELPER OF BELPER, co. Derby. Pres. of Univ. Coll. London, 1871-79. F.R.S. 22 Mar. i860. Lord Lieut, of Notts 1864 till his death. He m., 28 Mar. 1837, at St. James's, Westm., Amelia Harriet, yst. da. of William Otter, Bishop of Chichester, by Nancy Sadleir, da. of William Bruere, Secretary to the Government of Calcutta. He d. 30 June 1880, at 75 Eaton Sq., in his 79th year. His widow d. suddenly, 12 Dec. 1890, at Milford House, Belper. IL 1880. 2. Henry (Strutt), Baron Belper, 2nd,(*) but ist surv. s. and h., b. 20 May 1840, bap. at St. Geo., Han. Sq. ; ed. at Harrow school, and at Trin. Coll. Cambridge; LL.B., 1863; LL.M. 1867; M.P. (Liberal) for East Derbyshire, 1868-74; foi" Ber- wick, Apr. to June i88o.() P.C. 16 July 1895. Capt. Gent, at Arms 1 895-1 906. Yeomanry A.D.C. to Queen Victoria and to Kings Ed- ward VII and George V since 1 894; " formerly head of the well-known firm of W. G. and J. Strutt, one of the oldest in the cotton trade. "('^) He m., 2 May 1874, at Holkham, Norfolk, Margaret, 6th da. of Thomas William (Coke), 2nd Earl of Leicester of Holkham, by his ist wife, Juliana, ist da. of Samuel Charles Whitbread, of Cardington, Beds. She was b. at Holkham 24 Apr., and bap. there 30 May 1852. [Algernon Henry Strutt, 3rd but ist surv. s.() and h. ap., b. 6 May 1883; Lieut. 2nd Life Guards.] Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of about 3,000 acres in Notts, about 2,000 in co. Leicester, and about 250 in co. Derby. Total, 5,226, worth ^11,302 a year. Principal Residence. — Kingston Hall, near Kegworth, co. Derby. BELTON See "Brownlow of Belton, co. Lincoln," Barony (Cust), cr. 1776. BELTURBET i.e. " Pope of Belturbet, co. Cavan," Barony [L] (Pope). See "DowNE," Earldom of [L], cr. 1628, extinct 1668. i.e. " Verney of Belturbet, co. Cavan," Barony [I.] (Verney). See "Fermanagh," Viscountcy [L], cr. 1703, extinct 1791. (^) His 1st br., William, d. at Bonn, 19 Jan. 1856, aged 17. C") He remained a Unionist in 1886. (') Dod's Peerage^ 1 897- He is one of the numerous peers who are or have been directors of public companies. For a list of these (in 1896) see vol. v, Appendix C. {^) The 1st s., William, h. 8 Feb. 1875, d. unm. 5 Oct. 1898; the 2nd s., Reginald Edward, b. 12 July 1881, d. 10 May 1888. V.G. 16