Person Page - 1906

     Anthony Tracy-Keck was the son of John Tracy and Anne Atkins.² He married Lady Susan Hamilton, daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and Elizabeth Gerard, on 3 August 1736.³ He died on 30 May 1769.⁴
     He was given the name of Anthony Tracy at birth.³ His name was legally changed to Anthony Tracy-Keck.³ He lived at Great Tew, Oxfordshire, England.³

     Thomas Darcy, Lord Darcy and Conyers was born in 1750. He was the son of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness and Mary Doublet. He died in 1750.
     He was styled as Lord Darcy and Conyers.

     Hon. Hugh Desmond Donovan was born on 23 February 1934.² He is the son of Terence Norbert Donovan, Baron Donovan and Marjorie Florence Murray.^1,2 He married Margaret Mary Arbuthnott, daughter of Hugh Forbes Arbuthnott and Janet Elizabeth Marshall, on 26 July 1968.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).²

     Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher was born on 23 March 1881.² He was the son of Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher and Eleanor Frances Weston Van de Weyer.³ He married Antoinette Heckscher, daughter of August Heckscher, on 1 October 1912.² He died on 8 October 1963 at age 82.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 16th Battalion, County of London Regiment (Westminster Rifles).² He was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India between 1905 and 1910.² He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1885] on 22 January 1930.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1897] on 22 January 1930.⁴ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.).² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1955.² He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.).²

     Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher was born on 30 June 1852.¹ He was the son of William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher and Eugenie Mayer.² He married Eleanor Frances Weston Van de Weyer, daughter of Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer and Elizabeth Anne Sturgis Bates, on 24 September 1879.³ He died on 22 January 1930 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Falmouth and Penryn between 1880 and 1885.¹ He was Secretary to the Office of Works between 1895 and 1902.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1897.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1885] on 24 May 1899.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1897] on 24 May 1899.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1901.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1902.¹ He was member of the Commission of Enquiry into the Boer War.¹ He was Deputy Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle between 1902 and 1928.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1905.¹ He was permanent member of the Committee for Imperial Defence between 1905 and 1918.¹ He edited the book The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, published 1912.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Commander, Legion of Honour.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Order of Merit of Spain.¹ He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1922.¹ He held the office of Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle between 1928 and 1930.¹ He was Keeper of the Royal Archives.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Major Valentine Fleming was born in 1882.² He was the son of Robert Fleming.³ He married Evelyn Beatrice Sainte Croix Rose, daughter of George Alfred Sainte Croix Rose and Beatrice Quain, on 15 February 1906.⁴ He died in 1917, killed in action.^5,2
     He lived Brazier's Park.⁴ Wallingford.⁴ He lived Nettlebed.⁴ Oxon.⁴ Oxon.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Henley.⁵ He lived at Arnisdale House, Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire, Scotland. He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He fought in the First World War.⁵ He was Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) (killed in action ) on 20 May 1917.⁴

     Cass Canfield lived at Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.A..

     Hon. Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger was born on 25 March 1871.¹ He was the son of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath.² He married Kathleen Mary Vigors, daughter of Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors, on 21 August 1909.¹ He died on 31 January 1920 at age 48.¹
     He was Vice-Consul to Taranto between 1897 and 1900.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Captain in the service of the Army.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He held the office of Vice-Consul to Belgrade between 1901 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Consul to St. Petersburg between 1905 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Consul to Boma, Congo between 1908 and 1909.¹ He held the office of Consul-General and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Ababa between 1909 and 1919.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He lived at The Mile Crook, Bucknell, Shropshire, England. He was decorated with the award of the Order of the Star of Ethopia (1st Class).¹

     Algernon Henry Peter Strickland was born on 19 December 1863. He married Mary Selina Drummond, daughter of Walter Drummond and Isabella Mary Hervey, on 25 January 1890. He died on 22 February 1928 at age 64.
     He lived at Apperlet Court, Gloucestershire, England.