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Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell

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328: 157:, who on her father's death succeeded to her father's estates but not his title. In 1760 she was created Baroness Stawell, of Somerton in the 338: 201: 165: 189: 146: 286: 150: 107: 197: 193: 333: 142: 277: 221: 127: 204:(1821–1892). They had no sons, so that the barony became extinct on Stawell's death in 1820. 169: 265: 323: 318: 8: 138: 101: 181: 131: 312: 293: 154: 36: 175:
Stawell came into a large fortune and was a patron of the Turf. He bred an
176: 161:, in her own right, and this was the peerage later held by her son. 158: 164:
After his father's death in 1764 Stawell's mother married the
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after her death), thus providing Stawell with a step-father.
192:, and they had one daughter, Mary (1780–1864), who married 188:In 1779, Stawell married Mary Curzon, daughter of 310: 126:(22 February 1757 – 25 August 1820) was a 252:, 107th edition, vol. 1 (2003), pp. 1037, 1177 196:, and went on to have six children, including 149:) by his marriage on 11 September 1750 to 137:Stawell was the only son of the statesman 130:and landowner, serving as a member of the 244: 242: 329:Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain 311: 153:(died 29 July 1780), the daughter of 124:Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell 239: 190:Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon 147:William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth 134:from 1780 until his death in 1820. 13: 14: 350: 198:James Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne 155:Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell 194:John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne 255: 250:Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 214: 16:British aristocrat (1757–1820) 1: 339:Owners of Epsom Derby winners 7: 143:Chancellor of the Exchequer 10: 355: 291: 283: 276: 117: 94: 86: 78: 70: 62: 57: 53: 42: 34: 30: 23: 278:Peerage of Great Britain 207: 262:The Sporting Magazine 170:Marquess of Downshire 202:Ralph Heneage Dutton 166:Earl of Hillsborough 334:English landowners 159:County of Somerset 145:(himself a son of 139:Henry Bilson-Legge 102:Henry Bilson-Legge 25:Henry Bilson-Legge 307: 306: 121: 120: 346: 298:1780–1820 284:Preceded by 274: 273: 268: 264:, October 1816, 259: 253: 248:Charles Mosley, 246: 237: 236: 234: 232: 222:"Mr Henry Legge" 218: 200:(1804–1883) and 66:22 February 1757 58:Personal details 47: 21: 20: 354: 353: 349: 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 309: 308: 297: 289: 272: 271: 260: 256: 247: 240: 230: 228: 220: 219: 215: 210: 113: 48: 43: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 352: 342: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 305: 304: 299: 290: 285: 281: 280: 270: 269: 254: 238: 212: 211: 209: 206: 132:House of Lords 119: 118: 115: 114: 112: 111: 105: 98: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 74:25 August 1820 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 55: 54: 51: 50: 40: 39: 32: 31: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 351: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 316: 314: 303: 300: 296: 295: 294:Baron Stawell 288: 282: 279: 275: 267: 263: 258: 251: 245: 243: 227: 223: 217: 213: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 186: 184: 183: 178: 173: 171: 167: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 116: 109: 106: 103: 100: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 52: 46: 41: 38: 37:Baron Stawell 33: 29: 22: 19: 301: 292: 261: 257: 249: 229:. Retrieved 225: 216: 187: 180: 174: 163: 151:Mary Stawell 136: 128:British peer 123: 122: 108:Mary Stawell 44: 18: 324:1820 deaths 319:1757 births 231:15 December 177:Epsom Derby 82:Mary Curzon 313:Categories 287:Mary Hill 168:(created 49:1780–1820 45:In office 302:Extinct 179:winner, 110:(mother) 104:(father) 87:Children 35:2nd 226:Hansard 182:Blucher 95:Parents 79:Spouse 208:Notes 266:p. 1 233:2021 71:Died 63:Born 315:: 241:^ 224:. 185:. 141:, 235:. 90:1

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Baron Stawell
Henry Bilson-Legge
Mary Stawell
British peer
House of Lords
Henry Bilson-Legge
Chancellor of the Exchequer
William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth
Mary Stawell
Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell
County of Somerset
Earl of Hillsborough
Marquess of Downshire
Epsom Derby
Blucher
Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne
James Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne
Ralph Heneage Dutton
"Mr Henry Legge"


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Peerage of Great Britain
Mary Hill
Baron Stawell
Categories
1757 births
1820 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain

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