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DOVER 449 was cr. BARON DOVER OF DOVER, co. Kent, having been for a few weeks, from Dec. 1830 to Feb. 1831, Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, the only political office he ever held, and which he resigned from ill-health. Trustee of the Nat. Gallery from 1827, and Pres. of the Royal Soc. of Literature from 1832 till his death. He w., 7 Mar. 1822, at Chiswick, Midx. (spec, lie), Georgiana, 2nd da. of George (Howard), 6th Earl of Carlisle, by Georgiana Dorothy, da. of William (Cavendish), Duke of Devonshire. He d. v.p.y at Dover House, Whitehall, 10, and was bur. 17 July 1833, at Twickenham, Midx., aged 36. Will pr. July 1833.0 ^'^ widow, who was b. 16 May 1804, d. 17 Mar. i860, at Dover House, Whitehall, Midx., aged ^^. IV. 1833. 2. Henry (Agar-Ellis), Baron Dover, ist s. and h., b. 25 Feb. 1825. On 13 July 1836, he sue. his grandfather as Viscount Clifden, {rfc. [I.]. With that dignity {cr. 1781) this Barony remained united till, on the death, 10 Sep. 1899, of the 5th Viscount [I.] and 4th Baronet, it became extinct. DOW^N HALL See " R00K.W00D OF RooK-WOOD Hall and Down Hall, both co. Essex," Barony (Ibbetson), cr. 1892; extinct 1902. DOWNE EARLDOM [I.] I. William PopEjC) only surv. s. and h. of J ^ -J John P., of Wroxton and Wllcot, co. Oxford (who d. 24 June 1583, and was yr. br. of Sir Thomas Pope, the Founder, 1555, of Trinity College, Oxford), by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Brocket, of Brocket, Herts, was bap. 15 Oct. 1573, at Wroxton; High Sheriff of Oxon 1601-02; K.B., 25 July 1603, at the Coronation of James I; cr. a Baronet as "of Wilcote, Oxon," 29 June 1611. On 16 Oct. 1628, he was cr. BARON (*) In 181 7 Lady Granville mentions his "careworn, expressive Spencer face." A full account of him is given in Greville's Memoirs, vol. iii, pp. 4-7, where he is described as "clever, lively, agreeable, good tempered, good natured, hospitable, liberal, and rich, a zealous friend, an eager political partisan, full of activity and vivacity, enjoying life ... He had a constant flow of animal spirits, much miscel- laneous information, an excellent memory, a great enjoyment of fun and humour, a refined taste, and perfect good breeding ... He devoted himself to literature, politics, and society." He acted as a sort of "Whip" to the Whig party in the House of Lords. He was also an author of some little note, and his Man in the Iron Mask, although its conclusions cannot be sustained, is not altogether forgotten. It should be remembered to his credit that it was mainly owing to him that Mr. Angerstein's pictures were purchased by the nation in 1824, and the foundation was thus laid of our National Gallery. Greville speaks of his wife as " mild, gentle, and amiable, full of devotion to, and admiration of, her husband." V.G. C") Sec a good pedigree of Pope in Baker's Northamptonshire, vol. i, p. 707. 57