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KNIGHTS COMPANIONS.

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KNIGHTS COMPANIONS.

Sir Edward of Brunswick Lunenburg, fourth sonof the Sovereign. Nominated 5th February 1783.Invested by His Majesty 16th, and Installed byhis Proxy, Lord Muskerry, 17th March 1783. Cre-ated Duke of Kent and Strathern and Earl ofDublin 23rd April 1799. K.G. G.C.B. G.C.H.Died 23rd January 1820.

Esquires —Honourable William Gore, Honour-able George Jocelyn, Honourable Charles Jones.

Sir William Robert Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke ofLeinster. Nominated 5th February 1783. In-vested 11th, and Installed 17th March 1783. Died20th October 1804.

Esquires — Captain Thomas Burgh, RichardNeville, Robert Rochford.

Sir Henry de Burgh, 12th Earl of Clanricarde.Nominated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th,and Installed 17th March 1783. Created Marquessof Clanricarde 18th Aug. 1785. Died 8th De-cember 1797.

Esquires— Dennis Kelly, Richard Talbot, Ro-bert Dillon.

Sir Randal William Macdonnel, 6th Earl ofAntrim. K.B. Nominated 5th February 1783,but made his election to retain the Order ofthe Bath.

Sir Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath. No-minated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th, andInstalled 17th March 1783. Died 6th September1792.

Esquires —Edward Hamilton, James Nugent,Oliver Nugent.

Sir Murrough O’Bryen, 5th Earl of Inchiquin.Nominated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th,and Installed 17th March 1783. Created Marquessof Thomond in December 1800. Died 10th Fe-bruary 1808.

Esquires —Captain Sandford, Allan Bellingham,Captain O’Brien.

Sir Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda. No-minated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th, andInstalled 17th March 1783. Created Marquess ofDrogheda 27th June 1791. Died 22nd December1822.

Esquires —John Moore, Ponsonby Moore, Cap-tain Vesey.

Sir George De la Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl ofTyrone. Nominated 5th February 1783. Invested11th, and Installed 17th March 1783. CreatedMarquess of Waterford 19th August 1787. Died3rd December 1800.

Esquires — Honourable J. Beresford, MarcusBeresford, Theophilus Clements.

Sir Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon. Nomi-nated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th, and In-stalled 17th March 1783. Died 20th May 1807.Esquires —Right Hon. Thomas Conolly, RalphWard, Lodge Morres.

Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil.Nominated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th, andInstalled 17th March 1783. Died 6th February

1798.

Esquires —.... Price, Honourable John Joce-lyn, William Calbeck.

Sir Richard Colley Wellesley, 2nd Earl ofMornington. Nominated 5th February 1783.Invested 11th, and Installed 17th March 1783.Created Marquess Wellesley 2nd December 1799.Resigned the Order on being Elected a Knight ofthe Garter in March 1810.

Esquires —Gerald Fortescue, Captain Fortescue,Richard St. George.

Sir Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran.Nominated one of the Knights Founders 8th March1783, in the place of the Earl of Antrim, who beinga Knight of the Bath, desired to relinquish the Stall

intended for him. Invested. Installed

17th March 1783. Died 8th October 1809.Esquires —Francis Gore, Charles Cobbe, CornetYelverton.

Sir James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. Nomi-nated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th, andInstalled 17th March 1783. Died 30th March1810.

Esquires — Edward Smyth, Francis Mathew,Captain Walter Hore.

Sir James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.Nominated 5th February 1783. Invested 11th,and Installed 17th March 1783. Died 4th August

1799.

Esquires —Charles Stewart, Richard Fitzgerald,James Stewart.