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unusual facts about Queenborough



Edward Hales

Sir Edward Hales, 2nd Baronet (1626–1684), Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and Queenborough

Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet (1576–1654), English politician, MP for Queenborough and Kent

George Bowyer

Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet (1739–1799), British naval officer and MP for Queenborough

Lucas Cornelisz de Kock

Of his works in England, the sixteen portraits of the Constables of Queenborough Castle, at Penshurst, are the most considerable; and though few of them can be original paintings, they possess great merit.

Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare

Her paternal grandparents were Sir Anthony Browne, Standard Bearer of England and Governor of Queenborough Castle, and Lucy Neville.


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