COMBERMERE 389 OF BHURTPORE-C) By Royal lie, 21 Nov. 1827, he took the name of Stapleton before that of Cotton. Col. of ist regt. of Life Guards and Gold Stick, 1829-65; Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford, 23 June 1830; P.C. 15 Dec. 1834; Constable of the Tower of London and Lord Lieut, of the Tower Hamlets, 1852-65; Field Marshal, 2 Oct. 1855; K.S.I. , 19 Aug. 1 861. In his 90th year he attended the marriage of the Prince of Wales at Windsor, 10 Mar. 1863, in his capacity of Gold Stick. He m., istly (spec, lie), I Jan. 1 801, at Clumber Park, Notts, Anna Maria, ist da. of Thomas (Pelham-Chnton), 3rd Duke of Newcastle, by Anna Maria, da. of William (Stanhope), 2nd Earl of Harrington. She, who was b. 29 July 1783, d. 31 May 1807, of consumption, at Clifton, co. Gloucester. He »/., 2ndly, 18 June 1 8 14, at Lambeth Palace, Caroline, yst. da. of William Fulke Greville, Capt. R.N., by Meliora, only child of the Rev. the Hon. Richard Southwell. She, who had for the last seven years lived apart from her husband, d. at Dover, 25 Jan. 1 837, of cold caught at her father's funeral. Admon. Feb. 1837. He m., 3rdly, 2 Oct. 1838, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Mary WoolleyjC") only child of Robert Gibbings, of Cork, and of Gibbings Grove, co. Limerick, M.D.() He d. at Colchester House, Clifton, co. Gloucester, 21 Feb., and was bur. 2 Mar. 1865, at Wrenbury, Salop, aged 91. ('^) Will pr. 25 Apr. 1865 under ;^ 1 6,000. His widow i/. 13 Aug. 1889, aged 89, at 48 Belgrave Sq. Will pr. 22 Oct. 1889, above ^^85,000. n. 1865. 2. W^ELLINGTON HeNRY (StAPLETON-CoTTOn), ViS- couNT Combermere OF Bhurtpore, Csfc, only surv.(*) s. and h., by 2nd wife, b. 24 Nov. 1818, at Barbados; ed. at Eton; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 11 May 1837; entered the army 1837, becoming Capt. 1st Life Guards, 1846. He was M.P. (Conservative) for Carricktergus, 1847-57. Sec. to the Master Gen. of the Ordnance, Mar. to Dec. 1852; Col. in the army 1861 ; retired 1866. He ;;;., 29 July 1844, at Eckington, CO. Derby, Susan Alice, ist da. of Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Bart., by Susan, sister of Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, ist da. of Craufurd Tait. She d. 12 Aug. 1869, at Combermere Abbey, aged 50. He d. I Dec. 1891, aged 73, at 33 St. James's Place, and was bur. at Wrenbury. Personalty ;^ 1,472 gross, nominal net. (*) For remarks on this and similar titles chosen to commemorate foreign achieve- ments, see Appendix E to this volume. V.G. ^) " A handsome lady with flashing eyes and very glossy black hair . . . very rich, very clever, and very witty; a brilliant musician, and a delightfully humorous artist." {Life and Adventures of George Augustus Said). V.G. (*) He was an apothecary at Cheltenham, where he made a large fortune. (^) In Diet. Nat. Biog. he is described as " of moderate stature, sparely built, very active, and an excellent horseman." An equestrian statue of him by Marochetti is at Chester Castle. A good biography of him, entitled The Combermere Correspon- dence, was published in 1866. V.G. («) His elder br. of the half blood, Robert Henry Stapleton Cotton, h. 1 9 Jan. 1802, d. 12 Feb. 1821, at Combermere Abbey.
