Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston (1749–1825) was an English peer, landowner, and courtier.
Early life[]
The Hon. Frederick Irby was born on 9 June 1749, the son of William Irby, 1st Baron Boston and Albinia Selwyn.
He graduated from Oxford University on 8 July 1763 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.), and from St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1769 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).
He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston and 2nd Baron Boston, on 30 March 1775.
Marriage and children[]
He married Christian Methuen,[1] daughter of Paul Methuen and Catharine Cobb of Corsham Court, Wiltshire, on 15 May 1775.
They had thirteen children, including:
- George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston b. 27 Dec 1777, d. 12 Mar 1856
- Rear-Admiral Hon. Frederick Paul Irby b. 18 Apr 1779, d. 24 Apr 1844
- Lt.-Col. Hon. Henry Edward Irby b. 27 Aug 1783, d. 9 Mar 1821, who fought at the Battle of Waterloo[2] and died the service of the 1st West India Regiment.
- Rev. Hon. Paul Anthony Irby b. 16 Dec 1784, d. 10 Feb 1865, married Patience Champion de Crespigny, and became Vicar of .
- Hon. Edward Methuen Irby b. 21 Mar 1788, d. 27 Jul 1809 at the Battle of Talavera.
- Captain Hon. Charles Leonard Irby b. 9 Oct 1789, d. 3 Dec 1845, traveller in the Middle East 1789-1845,[3] author of “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor; during the years 1817 & 1818”[4] and “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and the Holy Land” (1852) [5]
- Hon. Anne Maria Louisa Irby b. 2 Oct 1792, d. 19 Dec 1870, married Henry Peachey, 3rd Baron Selsey.
Life and work[]
In 1778, Irby built a new mansion at his estate at Hedsor House, near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. An engraving of the manor, by his brother-in-law Archdeacon John Gooch, is now in the British Museum.[6]
An amateur etcher, Irby was invested as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 8 January 1778.[7]
In later life he was a courtier, holding the office of Lord of the Bedchamber to both George III and George IV, from 1780 until his death in 1825.[8] King George III was godfather to Irby’s oldest son and heir, George, at his baptism on 28 January 1778.[9]
Irby died on 23 March 1825, aged 75, at Lower Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London. His widow died on 9 May 1832.
References[]
- ^ Christian Methuen at thePeerage.com http://thepeerage.com/p5315.htm#i53141
- ^ Charles Dalton: Waterloo roll call http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-dalton/the-waterloo-roll-call-with-biographical-notes-and-anecdotes-hci/page-5-the-waterloo-roll-call-with-biographical-notes-and-anecdotes-hci.shtml
- ^ Christieshttp://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5370922
- ^ Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=wtoRjb0CKSsC&redir_esc=y
- ^ Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi4PAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y
- ^ British Museum catalogue https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=3286447&partid=1&numpages=10&searchTerm=baron&personId=131571&personAssociation=131571-3-18&termDisplay=Irby%2c+Frederick%3b++Boston+(Previous+owner%2fex-collection)&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database%2fsearch_results_provenance.aspx¤tPage=1
- ^ British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?searchTerm=frederick&orig=%2Fresearch%2Fsearch_the_collection_database%2Fsearch_results_provenance.aspx&personId=131571&personAssociation=&termDisplay=Irby%2C+Frederick%3B++Boston&sortby=&numpages=10
- ^ NPG catalogue http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp64750/frederick-irby-2nd-baron-boston
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
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- 1749 births
- 1825 deaths
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain
- People from Taplow