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unusual facts about George Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford


George Nugent

George Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford (1907–1994), British life peer and Member of Parliament for Guildford


Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle

They received a good deal of hospitality from the family of Lord Buckingham, who lived nearby at Stowe.

George Nugent

Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet (1757–1849), British Field Marshal and Governor of Jamaica

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham

He was appointed a Secretary of State when the younger Pitt (who was his first cousin, being his father's sister's son) formed his Ministry in December 1783, but resigned only three days later.

He was instrumental in the enactment of the Renunciation Act of 1783, which supplemented the legislative independence granted to Ireland in 1782.

In 1775, George married Lady Mary Nugent, daughter of the 1st Viscount Clare (later the 1st Earl Nugent).

Grenvillite

After Lord Temple's death in 1779, George Grenville's sons, George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple (from 1784 the Marquess of Buckingham), and William Wyndham Grenville became the principle figures in the Grenville family interest.

Stowe manuscripts

The manuscripts were originally collected by The 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753 - 1813) and his son, The 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776 - 1839), at Stowe House near Buckingham.

Stowe Missal

Also known as the Lorrha Missal, it is known as the "Stowe" Missal as it once belonged to the Stowe manuscripts collection formed by George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham at Stowe House.

William Thomas Nugent, 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston

However, his eldest son, Anthony (1805–79) went on to become the 9th Earl of Westmeath, inheriting it from his kinsman, George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath.


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