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Notable members of the group included Lord Spencer, Lord Fitzwilliam, William Windham, and Buckingham and Grenville's older brother Thomas Grenville.
In June 1741, several members of the circle, including Windham, joined Richard Pococke in making an expedition to Chamonix.
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They appear to have been the first recorded travellers for pleasure in the region, scaling Montenvers with the aid of local guides and giving the name of "Mer de Glace" to the glacier they subsequently examined.
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Other notable members of the group included Richard Aldworth, the 7th Earl of Haddington and his brother, and Lord Hervey.