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Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (22 November 1833 in London – 8 February 1890 in Castlemartyr) was an Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Brigade, South Irish Division, Royal Artillery.〔(Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Boyle Family Genealogy:"Hon Col Henry Bentinck Boyle, 2nd Bde, S Irish Div, RA, 5th Earl of Shannon" )〕 ==Family== He was a son of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon and his wife Emily Henrietta Seymour. Richard served as a Member of Parliament, representing the Cork County constituency in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1832. Richard was a member of the Whig faction.〔(Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest )〕 Emily was a daughter of Lord George Seymour and Isabella Hamilton. George Seymour was a son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford and his wife Lady Isabella Fitzroy. Isabella Hamilton was a daughter of the Reverend George Hamilton, Canon of Windsor (1718–1787) and his wife Elizabeth Onslow. Isabella Fitzroy was a daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton and his wife Lady Henrietta Somerset. George Hamilton was a son of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and his wife Anne Plumer. Elizabeth Onslow was a daughter of Richard Onslow, Governor of Plymouth and his second wife Pooley Walton. Henrietta Somerset was a daughter of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester and his wife Rebecca Child. Anne Plumer was a daughter of John Plumer and Mary Hale. Her father was a Member of the Parliament, representing Hertfordshire in the Parliament of England. The Plumers originated in Old Windsor, claiming descent from an Anglo-Saxon knight. However their pedigree as preserved in the College of Arms only dates to the Elizabethan era. By that time the family already held significant wealth.〔John Burke, "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours" (1835), page 72〕 John Plumer was also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1689, appointed during the reign of William and Mary.〔(Web site of the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, featuring an incomplete list of Sheriffs )〕 He was a Whig Parliamentary candidate in 1698, defeated by Ralph Freman and Thomas Halsey. Both his rivals were Tories. He was again a candidate in the 1708 election, again failing to win against Freman and Halsey. He was supported by most of the local gentry but had little support among others eligible to vote.〔David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks and Stuart Handley, "The House of Commons, 1690-1715" (2002), page 279-281〕 Jonathan Swift records the arranged marriage of Anne to the Earl of Abercorn in "The Journal to Stella", placing it in 1711. Stella was his nickname for Esther Johnson. On an entry dated to 2 March 1711, Swift reports "I dined with Lord Abercorn, whose son Peasley will be married at Easter to ten thousand pounds." The Lord Abercorn mentioned here was Anne's father-in-law, James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn. "Peasley" is a reference to the title "Lord Paisley", a courtesy title used at the time for the eldest son of each Duke of Abercorn. The ten thousand pounds were the dowry of Anne.〔(Jonathan Swift, "The Journal to Stella", Letter 17 )〕 John Plumer is later noted granting refuge to Jane Wenham, subject of a witch trial, at his estate, New Place at Gilston.〔(Early Modern Notes:Jane Wenham (d. 1730) )〕〔(Herbert W Tompkins, "Jane Wenham, Witch of Walkern." )〕 New Place had been built by Henry Chauncy in 1550. John Plumer purchased the estate in 1701. Plumer died in 1718 and his estates were inherited by his son William Plumer (c. 1686 - 1767). William also served as M.P later in life.〔(John Clark, "The History of Eastwick" )〕 Pooley Walton was a daughter of Charles Walton of Little Bursted, Essex. Her paternal uncle Sir George Walton was a Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy.〔Arthur Collins, "Peerage of England" (1812), page 476〕 Rebecca Child was a daughter of Josiah Child, governor of the Honourable East India Company and his second wife Mary Atwood. Her maternal grandfather William Atwood was also a merchant.〔Henry Bourne, "English Merchants: Memoirs in Illustration of the Progress of British Commerce" (2005), page 240〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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