248 APPENDIX. (E. Toxieth div.) 1886-05 ; had lie. in 1874 to uee tha style of Saron de JForma iu Eogland ; Pari. Sec. to Board of Trade, 1886-86, and again 1886-88 ; P.G. 1888 ; Under Sec. for Colonies, 1888-92 ; Pres. of luternat. Conference on sugar bounties, signing, as such, the abolition treaty, 18R8 ; F.R.S.; was raiud to the petroffc 15 Nov. 1895, as above stated, being introduced 11 Feb. 1896.(») He m. firstly 6 May 1864, Fanny, Ist da. of Babon von Todxsco, of Vienna. Her he divorced in 1886. He m. secondly 25 Jan. 1887, Sarah, only da. of Sir Benjamin Samuel Puilups, sometime (1865-66) L. Mayor of London, by Rachel, da. of Siamuel Henry Faudbl. FamUy Jlifa<et.— These, in 18§d, were under 2,000 acres. Principal Ruidence,— Henley park, near Quildford, co. Surrey. RATHMORE OP SHANQANAQH. Barony. jf . Tub Rt. Hon. David Robrrt Plunkipi was ci^ 1 4 Nov. I. 1895. ^^^^* BARON RATHMORK OF SHANQANAQH. oo. Dublin. He was 8d B. of John (Plumkbt), 2d Babon Plunkkt op Nbwton, by Charlotte, da. of the Rt Hon. Charles Kendall Boshk, L, Cli. Justice of the King's Bench [I.] ; wss 6. 8 Deo. 1888 ; ed. at Trin. Coll., Dublin ; LI..D., 1875 ; Barrister [I.], 1862 ; Q.C. [L], 1868 ; Law Adviser to Iriah Qovernt., 1868 ; M.P. (Conserv. interest) for Dublin Univ., 1870-95 ; Solicitor Qen. [I.], 1875-77 ; P.O., 1880 ; Paymaater Qen., for a few weeks, 1880 ; First Coniroiasioner of Works, 1836-86, and again 1886-92, being tuited to the peerage 14 Nov. 1895, as above ■Uted and introdaced 11 Feb. 1896.(*) ROOS OP BELVOIR. 1.0., ^'Roofi OF BiLVOiR, CO. Leioester, Barony (Mannerti) cr. 17 June 1896 ; see " Rutland" Dukedom, cr. 1703, under the 7th Duke« ROSMEAD OF ROSMEAD AND OF TAFELBERG. Barony. 1, <*Thb Rt. Hon. Sir Hbrgulbs-Qboroe-Robbrt L 1896. Robinson, G.G.1I.G., Qovemor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of the Cape of Qood Hope, with its territories and dependencies, and Her Majesty's High Commissioner for South Africa" was cr, 11 Aug. 1896 BARON ROSMBAD OF ROSMEAD, oo. Westmeath AND OF TAFELBERQ in South Africa. He was 2ud s. of Admiral Hercules Robinbon, of Rosmead, co. Westmeath (who was Sheriff of that County, 1842 and d. 15 May 1864 aged 75) by Frances Elizabeth, da. and h. of Henry Widman Wood, of Rosmead afsd. was h. 1824 ; ed. at the Royal Mil. Coll., Sandhurst ; entered the 87th Fusiliers ; was employed for the relief of the Irish farauie, 1846-47 ; President of Montserrat, 1853 ; Lieut. Gov. of St. Kits, 1855-59 ; Gov. of Hong-Kong, 1859-65 ; hiufhted at St James*, 25 June 1859 ; Gov. of Ceylon, 1865-72 ; K.O.M.Q., 1869 ; Gov. of New South Wales, 1872-79(b) ; O.0.M.a., 1875 ; Gov. of New Zealand, 1879-80 ; Gov. of Cafie Colony, 1881-89; P.O. 1883 ; Gov. of the Cape of Good Hope 1880-89 and again 1895-97(o), being cr. a Baronei 6 Feb. 1891 and raited to the peerage^ as above stat^, 20 and introduced 18 Aug. 1896. He m. 24 April 1846, Nea Arthur Ada Rose d'Amour, 6th da. of Arthur (Annbblit) 10th Viboount Vauntia [I](<^), bv Eleanor, da., or reputed da., of Henry O'Bbun, afterwarde STAFroBD-o'fiRUN, of Blatherwyck park.=r /K (») This was one of no less than 8 introductions, for a list of which see p. 281, note " a," wh '< Aldenham. " (^) In 1874 he arranged the cession to England of the Fiji islands. («) He held that office daring the " Jameson raid " into the territoty of the Transvaal, 27 Dec. 1895, and the defeat at Krtigersdorf 8 days later. (^) His right however to that peerage has never been substantiated.
