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her whole household assembled, told them her history, and drew from it a touching moral of reliance on
Providence; as from the most wretched situation, she had been suddenly raised to one of the greatest prosperity; she entreated their forgiveness if at any time she had given needless offence, and then dismissed them with gifts; dying almost in the very act.
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The Duke of
Chandos, while staying at a small country inn, saw the ostler beating his wife in a most cruel manner; he interfered and literally bought her for half a crown. She was a young and pretty woman; the Duke had her educated; and on the husband's death he married her. On her death-bed, she had
152:. In 1747 a twelve-day demolition sale saw both the contents and the very structure of the house itself sold piecemeal. The auction of the contents, beginning on 1 June 1767, and of the house and out-house materials, starting on 16 June, were each handled by the respected auctioneer Christopher Cock.
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around her neck. They went to see. The Duke was smitten with her beauty and patient acquiescence in a process which would (as then supposed) free her from a harsh and ill-conditioned husband. He bought her, and subsequently married her (at
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1747.06 A catalogue of all the materials of the dwelling-house, out-houses, &c. Of His Grace James Duke of
Chandos, deceasd, at his late seat call'd ...
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Anne died in 1759, without male issue, and
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When his father died on 9 August 1744, the estate was heavily burdened by debt, the family having lost money in the
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and Lady Anne
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The Duke's second marriage was unconventional. In 1744, he married Anne Wells, a former chambermaid from
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in
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Henry
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On 21 December 1728, he married Lady Mary Bruce (1710–1738), daughter of
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Members of the
Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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48:(17 January 1708 – 28 November 1771), known from 1727 to 1744 by the
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and his first wife Mary Lake. He was the Member of
Parliament for
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The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III
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as "a hot-headed, passionate, half-witted coxcomb".
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Grand masters of the Premier Grand Lodge of England
148:. A decision was made to demolish the family seat,
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1591:Freemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of England
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290:(2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
29:(later 1st Duke of Chandos), his elder brother
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125:. On the death of his father, he succeeded as
1566:People educated at Westminster School, London
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373:"The Contrast, by the Author of "Yes and No""
337:A catalogue of all the genuine houshold [
1531:Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath
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182:Anne, Duchess of Chandos (died 1759), by
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79:Henry Brydges was born the second son of
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1571:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
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902:The Constitutions of the Free-Masons
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1045:Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet
13:
934:Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
620:Active 1717–1813, united with the
196:James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos
42:Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos
14:
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301:"Brydges, Lord Henry (BRGS723LH)"
1586:Lords of the Manor of Totteridge
924:Society of Antiquaries of London
732:Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
198:(1731–1789) who were painted by
192:Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin
121:, and in 1732 was invested as a
113:From 1729 to 1735 Carnarvon was
1581:People from Shaw-cum-Donnington
1330:Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet
1335:Sir Robert Lawley, 4th Baronet
888:Antient Grand Lodge of England
622:Ancient Grand Lodge of England
612:Premier Grand Lodge of England
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626:United Grand Lodge of England
258:. Bulletin 17. Archived from
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1230:Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet
939:Spalding Gentlemen's Society
186:, in the Walker Art Gallery.
93:St John's College, Cambridge
55:, was the second son of the
7:
989:Unlawful Societies Act 1799
929:Royal College of Physicians
657:John Theophilus Desaguliers
436:Parliament of Great Britain
305:A Cambridge Alumni Database
232:Sir John Major, 1st Baronet
67:between 1734 and 1741, and
10:
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1360:Frederick, Prince of Wales
624:(1751–1813) to create the
445:Herbert Rudhale Westfaling
355:Cock, Christopher (1767).
334:Cock, Christopher (1767).
307:. University of Cambridge.
256:National Gallery of Canada
119:Frederick, Prince of Wales
1355:Walter Calverley-Blackett
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361:London: Christopher Cock.
344:London: Christopher Cock.
250:Stewart, Douglas (1971).
914:Freemasons' Hall, London
662:George Payne (1720–1721)
547:Peerage of Great Britain
378:The Gentleman's Magazine
170:The Gentleman's Magazine
35:his stepmother Cassandra
1475:Nathan Mayer Rothschild
1400:Robert Boyle-Walsingham
858:George, Prince of Wales
324:, volume III, pp131–132
71:between 1741 and 1744.
63:from 1727 to 1734, for
1405:Sir Robert de Cornwall
883:History of Freemasonry
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226:) Christmas Day, 1744.
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156:Marriages and children
97:The Hon. Henry Brydges
81:the Hon. James Brydges
38:
1561:Brydges/Brugge family
1556:British MPs 1734–1741
1551:British MPs 1727–1734
949:English Enlightenment
320:Cokayne, and others,
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200:Bartholomew Dandridge
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108:Marquess of Carnarvon
87:. He was educated at
53:Marquess of Carnarvon
24:
1576:People from Stanmore
1390:Marquess of Hastings
1155:Lord James Cavendish
1105:Earl of Macclesfield
1025:Earl of Chesterfield
810:Marquis of Carnarvon
762:Marquis of Carnarvon
322:The Complete Peerage
132:He was described by
83:, eldest son of the
1445:Meyer Löw Schomberg
1315:Marquess of Lothian
1300:Duke of Marlborough
1285:Duke of Queensberry
484:Sir John Morgan, Bt
127:2nd Duke of Chandos
115:Master of the Horse
57:1st Duke of Chandos
1395:James Moore Smythe
1325:Earl of Winchilsea
1275:Earl of Burlington
1255:Viscount Townshend
1210:John Baptist Grano
1165:William Richardson
1135:Richard Manningham
984:Foundling Hospital
959:Walpole ministries
909:Freemasons' Tavern
852:Duke of Cumberland
846:Duke of Manchester
535:Charles Eversfield
403:on 6 February 2012
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140:Financial problems
123:Knight of the Bath
101:Lord Henry Brydges
89:Westminster School
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1501:Duke of Newcastle
1440:Hipólito da Costa
1380:Thomas Dunckerley
1320:Earl of Balcarres
1290:Earl of Deloraine
1240:Francis Columbine
1145:Richard Rawlinson
1075:Richard Cantillon
954:Order of the Bath
696:Earl of Inchiquin
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570:Succeeded by
532:Succeeded by
498:The Viscount Vane
477:Succeeded by
423:Notes and Queries
385:: 347, April 1832
85:8th Baron Chandos
75:Career and titles
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1526:Dukes of Chandos
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1340:Alexander Brodie
1295:Earl of Portmore
1270:Duke of Kingston
1250:Earl of Pembroke
1225:Adolphus Oughton
1195:George Shelvocke
1180:Duke of Ancaster
1160:Earl of Hopetoun
1150:Charles Stanhope
1130:Ephraim Chambers
1125:Alexander Stuart
1030:Charles Delafaye
1015:William Stukeley
898:James Anderson's
834:Duke of Beaufort
738:Earl of Crawford
726:Viscount Montagu
684:Duke of Richmond
678:Earl of Dalkeith
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1450:Joseph Salvador
1385:William Preston
1350:Charles Labelye
1345:William Hogarth
1305:Baron Baltimore
1265:Earl Waldegrave
1235:Viscount Cobham
1190:Edmund Prideaux
1100:James Thornhill
1070:Earl Cornwallis
1040:William Billers
1035:Baron Carpenter
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774:Earl of Kintore
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672:Duke of Wharton
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