1ST See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• EDEN
• EDEN, SIR ASHLEY (1831-1887)

EDEN See also:

• AUCKLAND
• AUCKLAND, GEORGE EDEN, EARL OF (1784-1849)
• 1ST BARON WILLIAM EDEN AUCKLAND (1745-1814)

AUCKLAND (1745-1814)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English statesman, son of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• EDEN
• EDEN, SIR ASHLEY (1831-1887)

Eden, 3rd See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart., of Windlestone See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall, See also:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham, and of See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary, daughter of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• DAVISON, WILLIAM (c. 1541-1608)

Davison, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1745, educated at See also:

• ETON

Eton and See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, and called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar at the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple in 1768 . In 1771 he published Principles of Penal See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

Law, and was See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early recognized as an authority on commercial and economic questions, and in 1772 he was appointed an under secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state . He represented New See also:

• WOODSTOCK

Woodstock in the parliaments of 1774 and 178o, and Heytesbury in those of 1784 and 1790 . In 1776 he was appointed a See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner on the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board of See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade and plantations . In 1778 he carried an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act for the improvement of the treatment of prisoners, and accompanied the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• CARLISLE
• CARLISLE, EARLS OF

Carlisle as a commissioner to See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America on an unsuccessful See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• SETTLE
• SETTLE, ELKANAH (1648–1724)

settle the disputes with the colonists . On his return in 1779 he published his widely read Four Letters to the Earl of Carlisle, and in 178o became See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief secretary for See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . He was elected to the Irish See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons as member for See also:

• DUNGANNON

Dungannon in 1781 and sworn of the Irish privy See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council, and while in Ireland established the See also:

• NATIONAL

National See also:

• BANK

Bank . He advised the increase of the See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret service fund, and was reputed, according to See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• CHARLEMONT, JAMES CAULFEILD, 1ST EARL

Charlemont (a See also:

• POLITICAL

political opponent), as especially skilful in the arts of corruption and in overcoming political prejudices . He resigned in 1782, but in the following See also:

• YEAR

year he took See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office again as See also:

• VICE

vice-treasurer of Ireland under the See also:

• COALITION (Lat. coalitio, the verbal substantive of coalescere, to grow together)

coalition See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry, which he had been instrumental in arranging, and was included in the privy council, resigning with the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December . He opposed strongly See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt's propositions for See also:

• FREE

free trade between See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and Ireland in 1785, but took office with Pitt as a member of the See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee on trade and plantations, and negotiated in 1786 and 1787 Pitt's important commercial treaty with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and agreements concerning the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Companies and See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland . In 1787 he published his See also:

• HISTORY

History of New Holland . Next year he was sent as See also:

• AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

ambassador to See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, and after his return was created (See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1789) See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron See also:

• AUCKLAND
• AUCKLAND, GEORGE EDEN, EARL OF (1784-1849)
• AUCKLAND, WILLIAM EDEN, 1ST BARON (1745-1814)

Auckland in the Irish See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage .

The same year he was sent on a mission to Holland, and represented English interests there with See also:

• GREAT

great zeal and prudence during the See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical years of 1790 to 1793, obtaining the assistance of the Dutch See also:

• FLEET

fleet in 1790 on the menace of a See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with Spain, See also:

• SIGNING

signing the See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention See also:

• RELATING

relating to the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands the same year, and in 1793 attending the See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress at See also:

• ANTWERP
• ANTWERP (Fr. Anvers)

Antwerp . He retired from the public service in the latter year, received a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £2300, and was created Baron Auckland of See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Auckland, Durham, in the English peerage . During his retirement in the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country at See also:

• BECKENHAM

Beckenham, he continued his intimacy with Pitt, his nearest See also:

• NEIGHBOUR (O. Eng. neahgebiir, from Walt, " nigh," " near ")

neighbour at Holwood, who at one See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time had thoughts of marrying his daughter; and with Pitt's See also:

• SANCTION (Lat. sanctia, from sancire, to decree or ordain)

sanction he published his Remarks on the Apparent Cicumstances of the War in 1795, to prepare public See also:

• OPINION (Lat. opinio, from opinari, to think)

opinion for a See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace . In 1798 he was included in Pitt's government as See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint postmaster-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, and supported strongly the income tax and the Irish See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union, assisting in See also:

• DRAWING

drawing up the act embodying the latter . In 1799 he brought in a See also:

• BILL

bill to check See also:

• ADULTERY (from Lat. adulterium)

adultery by preventing the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage of the guilty parties, and the same year took a mischievous See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• CABAL (through the Fr. cabale from the Cabbala or Kabbalah, the theosophical interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures)

cabal against Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph See also:

• ABERCROMBY
• ABERCROMBY, PATRICK (1656–c.-1716)
• ABERCROMBY, SIR RALPH (1734-1801)

Abercromby . He severely criticized Pitt's resignation in 18o,, from which he had endeavoured to dissuade him, and retained office under Addington . This terminated his friendship with Pitt, who excluded him from his See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration in 1804 though he increased his pension . Auckland was included in See also:

• GRANVILLE
• GRANVILLE, GRANVILLE
• GRANVILLE, JOHN CARTERET, EARL (1690-1763)

Granville's ministry of " All the Talents " as See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the board of trade in ,8o6 . He held the appointments of auditor and director of See also:

• GREENWICH

Greenwich See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, See also:

• RECORDER
• RECORDER, FIPPLE FLUTE

recorder of See also:

• GRANTHAM
• GRANTHAM, THOMAS ROBINSON

Grantham, and See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor of the Marischal See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College in See also:

• ABERDEEN
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, 1ST EARL O (1637-1720)
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4TH EARL

Aberdeen . He died on the 28th of May 1814 . He had married in 1776 Eleanor, See also:

• SISTER

sister of the first Lord See also:

• MINTO, EARLS OF
• MINTO, WILLIAM (1845-1893)

Minto, and had a large See also:

• FAMILY

family . Emily Eden (1797-1869), the novelist, was one of his daughters .

On the See also:

• DEATH

death of his son See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George, 2nd baron and earl of Auckland (q.v.), the See also:

• BARONY

barony passed to the 1st baron's younger son Robert See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John (1799-1870), See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath and See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

Wells, from whom the later barons were descended, and who was also the See also:

• FATHER

father of Sir See also:

• ASHLEY, WILLIAM JAMES (186o- )

Ashley Eden (1831-1887), See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal . The 1st baron had two distinguished See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers—See also:

• MORTON, JAMES DOUGLAS, 4TH EARL OF (c. 1525-1581)
• MORTON, JOHN (c. 1420-1500)
• MORTON, JOHN MADDISON (1811-1891)
• MORTON, LEVI PARSONS (1824- )
• MORTON, OLIVER PERRY (1823-1877)
• MORTON, THOMAS (1564-1659)
• MORTON, THOMAS (c. 1590-1646)

Morton . Eden (1752-1830), a diplomatist, who married See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth See also:

• HENLEY, JOHN (1692-1759)
• HENLEY, WILLIAM ERNEST (1849-1903)

Henley, and in 1799 was created 1st Baron Henley (his family, from 1831, taking the name of Henley instead of Eden); and Sir Robert Eden, governor of See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland, whose son, Sir See also:

• FREDERIC, HAROLD (1856-1898)

Frederic Morton Eden (1766-1809), was a well-known economist . Lord Auckland's See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal and See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence, published in 1861-1862, throws much See also:

• LIGHT

light on the political history of the time .