BRAYBROOKE 285 and elsewhere, which were devised to him by the late Lord with the proviso that the owner thereof should bear the name of "Griffin" only. Accordingly he, by Royal lie, 27 July 1797, took the name of Griffin for himself and his successors in the Griffin estates. He was Lord Lieut, and Vice Admiral of Essex 1798 till his death; Provost Marshal of Jamaica; High Steward of Wokingham ; Recorder of Saffron Walden, iic. He w., 19 June 1780, at Stowe, Bucks, Catharine, sister of George, ist Marquess OF Buckingham, 4th and yst. da. of the Rt. Hon. George Grenville, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Wyndham, Bart. She, who was b. 1761, i^. 6 Nov. 1796, at Paddington, and was bur. at Laurence Waltham, Berks. He d. at Billingbear, 28 Feb. 1825, aged 74, and was bur. with her. Will pr. June 1825. in. 1825. 3. Richard (Griffin), Lord Braybrooke, &'c. (for- merly Richard Neville), s. and h., b. 26 Sep. 1783, at Stanlake and bap. at Ruscombe. Ed. at Eton, and at Ch. Ch. Oxford; cr. D.C.L. 5 July 18 10; M.P. (Whig) for Thirsk i8o5-o6,(^) for Saltash Feb. to Apr. 1807, for Buckingham 1807-12, and for Berks 1812-25; High Steward of Wokingham; F.S.A. 10 May 1838; Pres. of the Camden Soc. 1853 till his death.C') He w., 13 May 18 19, at St. James's, Westm., Jane, ist da. and coh. of Charles (Cornwallis), 2nd Marquess CoRNWALLis, by Louisa, 4th da. of Alexander (Gordon), 4th Duke of Gordon [S.]. She, who was b. 5 Oct. 1798, at Culford, Suffolk, d. 23 Sep. 1856, at Audley End. He d. 13 Mar. 1858, at Audley End, aged 74.("=) Both were bur. at Littlebury, Essex. Will pr. 22 Apr. 1858, under
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IV. 1858. 4. Richard Cornwallis (Neville),() Lord Bray- BROOKE, <yc., 3rd but istsurv. s. and h., b. 17 Mar. 1820, in Charles Str., St. Geo., Han. Sq. Ed. at Eton ; sometime an officer in (*) As a peer he voted for Catholic Emancipation, and for the Reform Bill, but thereafter became a Conservative. V.G. (*■) He was well known as an author and editor; Pepyi' Diary was edited by him with great care in 1825 ; Tlie History of Audley End and Saffron JValden, in 1 835; The Life of fane. Lady Cornwallis, in 1842, bfc, ("=) During the last four years of his life he lost no less than 14 of his nearest relations, viz. his wife, two of his sons (both slain in the Crimean war in Nov. 1854), his br. the Dean of Windsor, his sister Lady Glynn, &c. ("^) The name of Griffin was disused by him and his successors and that of Neville {not Aldworth, which was their patronymic), somewhat arbitrarily readopted. Considering that about three-fourths of their estates (including "Audley End," is'c.) are derived under the will of the 1st Lord, who directed the retention of the name of Griffin, this seems an ungrateful proceeding.
