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72 EARLDOM [l.]] II. CARYSFORT 1828. 2 and 3. John (Proby), Earl of Carysfort, £5?c. [I.], also Baron Carysfort of Norman Cross [U.K.], 2nd but ist surv. s. and h., i>. 1780. Ent. Rugby 30 Sep. 1788. He was an officer in the army 1794, serving in 1796 at the siege of Kehl; in 1800, under Abercromby, in Egypt; in Spain, under Moore, at Corunna. He was (as Lord Proby) with the Guards at Wal- cheren in 1809; was in command of the garrison of Cadiz in 1 8 1 1 ; was second in command at the defence of Tarifa, and joined Wellington on his retreat from Burgos; Major Gen. 18 14; Lieut. Gen. 1830, and General 1846. He was M.P. (Whig) for Buckingham, 1805-06, and for Huntingdonshire, 1806-07 and 1 8 14-18. For the last years of his life he was insane, and consequently never took his seat in the House of Lords. He d. unm., at his residence at Westbury, near Bristol,(*) 11 June 1855, aged 75. Admon. July 1855. BARONY [U.K.] IL BARONY [I.] III. EARLDOM [I.]^ in. BARONY [U.K.] III. BARONY [I.] IV. 1855. 3 and 4. Granville Leveson (Proby), Earl OF Carysfort, <yc. [I.], also Baron Carysfort of Norman Cross [U.K.], yst. br. of the whole blood, and h., l>. 1782; ed. at Rugby, 1792-98, when he joined the naval service, being present at the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar, becom- ing Rear Adm. 1 84 1 ; Vice Adm. 1 8 5 1 , and Ad- miral (retired) in 1857. HewasM.P. (Whig) for CO. Wicklow, 1 8 1 6-29. Sheriff of co. Wicklow 1 83 1. He m., 5 Apr. 18 18, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Isabella, 2nd da. of the Hon. Hugh Howard (3rd s. of Ralph, ist Viscount Wicklow [L]), by Catharine, da. of Robert Bligh, Dean of Elphin. She d. 22 Jan. 1836, at Glenart, co. Wicklow. He j. 3 Nov. 1868, aged 86, at Elton Hall, co. Huntingdon. Will pr. 8 Jan. 1869, under ;^6o,ooo [E.] and ;^ 140,000 [I.]. [John Joshua Proby, styles/ Lord Proby,() s. and h. ap., i/. 3 Apr. 1823; matric. at Oxford (Balliol Coll.) 28 Nov. 1840, B.A. 1844. He d'. v.p., unm., 19 Nov. 1858, at "Melrose," Putney, Surrey, aged 35.] EARLDOM [I.] ] IV. BARONY [U.K.] IV. BARONY [L] V. 4 and 5. Granville Leveson (Proby), Earl of Carysfort, i^c. [I.], also Baron Carysfort of Norman Cross [U.K.], 2nd but ist surv. s. and h., /?. 14 Sep. 1825, at Bushy Park, co. Wick- jggg low; Capt. 74th Foot, 1851; M.P. (Liberal) for co.Wicklow 1858-68; Comptroller of the House- hold, 1859-66; P.C. 6 July 1859; K.P. 2 June 1869. He m., 19 July 1853, Augusta Maria, 1st da. of William (Hare), 2nd Earl of Listowell [I.], by Maria Augusta, da. of Vice {) Annual Register, 1 855. () See note " d " on previous page.