COURTOWN 469 Bedwyn, 1774; for Marlborough 1780-93; P.C. [I.] 28 Dec. 1775, and [G.B.]2oAug. 1 784; Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince ofWales 1 780-84; K.P., nom. 5 Feb., and inv. 11 Mar. 1783, being one of the 15 original Knights of that order;(^) Treasurer of the Royal Household, 1784-93. On 7 June 1796 he was cr. BARON SALTERSFORD of Saltersford,('>) co. Chester [G.B.]. He;«., 19 Apr. 1762, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Mary, 2nd and yst. da. and coh. of Richard Powys, of Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk, by Mary, da. of George (Brudenell), 3rd E.rl of Cardigan. She tJ. at Ham Common, 3, and was bur. 13 Jan. 18 10, at Deene, Northants. He d. at his seat near Teddington, 30 Mar., and was bur. 12 Apr. 18 10, at Deene afsd., aged 78.() Will pr. Apr. 18 10, and again Dec. 1857. III. 1 8 10. 3. James George (Stopford), Earl of Courtown, i^c. [I.], also Baron Saltersford, ist s. and h., b. 15 Aug. 1765, in Berkeley Sq., Midx., and bap. at St. Geo., Han. Sq.; sometime an officer in the Foot Guards; Lieut. Col. in Villiers' fencible cavalry; M.P. (Tory) for Great Bedwyn, 1790-96; for Linlithgow burghs, 1 796-1 802; for Dumfries burghs, 1803-06; for Great Bedwyn, again, 1806-07; ^'■'d for Marlborough, i8o7-io;() Treasurer of the Household, 1 793-1 806, and I 807-12; P.C, 2 1 June 1793; Capt. of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, 1812-27; * Gov. of co. Wexford 18 13-31; K.P. as 5th of 6 extra knights, 20 Aug. 1821, not securing a vacancy until 28 Dec. 1832; Capt. of the Yeomen of the Guard, Jan. to Apr. 1835. He;w., 29 Jan. 1791, in Grosvenor Sq., St. Geo., Han. Sq., his 2nd cousin, Mary, ist da. of Henry (Scott), 3rd Duke of Buccleuch [S.], by Elizabeth, da. and h. of George (Montagu, formerly Brudenell), Duke of Montagu. She, who was b. in London, 21 May 1769, d. 21 Apr. 1823, at Courtown House. He d. 15 June 1835, at the Cloisters, Windsor Castle, in his 70th year. Admon. Aug. 1836 and Jan. 1844. IV. 1835. 4- James Thomas (Stopford), Earl of Courtown, fffc. [I.], also Baron Saltersford, 3rd() but ist surv. s. and h., ^.27 Mar. 1794, in St. James's Place, Midx.; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 31 Jan. 18 12; B.A., 1815; M.P. (Tory) for co. Wexford, 1 820-30.0 Sheriff of that co. 1833, and Custos Rot. 1845 till ^i^ death. (*) See a list of these vol. i, p. 227, note " c." (•>) As to the choice of this title, see note sub John, Earl of Enniskillen [1803]. (^) Sir John Blaquiere writes of him in 1775, "Has no earthly influence in Parliament, and indecently enough, through some connections he has in England, got himself named of the Council here, without any application to Lord Harcourt." V.G. {^) He followed Wellington when he changed his policy and supported Cath. emancipation. V.G. (*) His 1st br., George Henry James, d. 1792, aged 6 months, and the next br., Charles, also d. an infant. (') He followed Peel when he changed his views and abolished the Corn Laws. V.G.
