Hij is getrouwd met Mary Mann.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 31 maart 1772, hij was toen 29 jaar oud.Bron 2
Kind(eren):
NOTE: Martin P-L writes:1743 born1755-9 at Eton.1760 admitted as fellow-commoner to King's Cambridge.1768-9 High Sheriff of Northants1770 sold Henley Hall to Ralph Knight, who reconstructed thehouse.1772 married Eleanor Mann, dau. of Galfridus Mann of Kent.1774-96 MP for Northants. He was an effective and frequentspeaker in the Commons. Independent and strong minded, heopposed the war against America and, though twice offered aministry, he preferred to keep his independence. More thananyone, he supported Rockingham. Though he was generally infavour of Pitt, he thought he should have resigned after beingdefeated in the Commons over the India Bill, and from then on heopposed him. Eventually, however, he joined the government sideand received a peerage for his long and distinguished service.1800 died.There is a long account of his parliamentary career in theofficial History of Parl., by Nannier & Brooke.His integrity is attested by Sir N. Wraxall in his Memoirs, volii, p.217.He and Eleanor had five sons, six daughters. The fifth son, theHon. Henry Powys, rose to Captain in the 83rd Regiment of Foot,served under Wellington in the Peninsular, and was mentioned inhis despatches.He was wounded in the attack of Picuzina and died of wounds atBadajoz in 1812.Another son, Charles, was in the Royal Navy and died of yellowfever at Jamaica in 1804.
niveau d'instruction: Eton, King's Cambridge
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