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     Alfred Milner, 1st and last Viscount Milner was born on 23 March 1854 at Giessen, Germany^G.² He was born in 1854.³ He was the son of Charles Milner and Mary Ierne Ready.² He married Violet Georgina Maxse, daughter of Admiral Frederick Augustus Maxse and Cecilia Steel, on 26 February 1921.¹ He died on 13 May 1925 at age 71.¹ He died in May 1925 at age 71.³
     He was educated at St. Peter's, Tübingen, Germany^G.² He was educated at King's College London, London, England^G.² He held the office of President of the Oxford Union Society in 1877.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1879 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1881 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He was sub-editor of the Pall Mall Gazette between 1882 and 1885.² He was Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, G. J. Goshen between 1887 and 1889.² He held the office of Under-Secretary for Finance [Egypt] between 1889 and 1892.² He was chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue between 1892 and 1897.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1894.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1895.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1897.^1,2 He held the office of Governor of the Cape of Good Hope between 1897 and 1901.² He held the office of High Commissioner for South Africa between 1897 and 1905.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1901.^1,2 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1901.^1,2 He held the office of Governor of Transvaal and the Orange River Colony between 1901 and 1905.² He was created 1st Baron Milner, of St. James's London and Capetown in the Colony of Good Hope [U.K.] on 27 May 1901.² He was created 1st Viscount Milner [U.K.] on 15 July 1902.² He held the office of Member of the War Cabinet between 1916 and 1918.² He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1918 and 1919.² He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1919 and 1921.² On his death, his titles became extinct.²

     Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley was born on 30 May 1865.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil and Lady Gertrude Louisa Scott.¹ He married Hon. Alicia Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, daughter of William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney and Margaret Susan Mitford, on 16 February 1898.³ He died on 1 April 1941 at age 75.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1889 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He wrote the book Notes of My Journey Round the World, published 1889.² He was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1891 and 1892.² He wrote the book Primogeniture, published 1895.² He was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1895 and 1902.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Hertfordshire between 1898 and 1900.² He wrote the book On the Eve of the (South African) War, published 1900.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Aston Manor between 1900 and 1918.² He was vice-chairman of the Joint War Committee, British Red Cross Society.² He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1917.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Birmingham Aston between 1918 and 1929.² He was director of Southern Railway.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1922.² He was a practising barrister NSW in 1926.² He was created 1st Baron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath, co. Dorset [U.K.] on 11 January 1934.²

     Blanche Louisa Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 2 April 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil and Lady Gertrude Louisa Scott.¹ She died on 21 January 1945 at age 72, unmarried.¹

     Lady Mildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil was the daughter of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary Gascoyne.^1,2 She married Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford-Hope, son of Thomas Hope and Hon. Louisa Beresford, on 7 July 1842.¹ She died on 18 March 1881.²
     Her married name became Beresford-Hope.

     Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour was born on 25 July 1848 at Whittinghame, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of James Maitland Balfour and Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He died on 19 March 1930 at age 81 at Fisher's Hill, Woking, London, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 22 March 1930 at Whittinghame, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.³
     He was educated between 1861 and 1866 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated between 1866 and 1869 at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1873 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Hertford between 1874 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1878 and 1880.¹ He wrote the book A Defence of Philosophic Doubt, published 1879.³ He held the office of President of the Local Government Board between 1885 and 1886.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Manchester between 1885 and 1906.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 24 June 1885.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of St. Andrews University in 1886.¹ He held the office of Secretary for Scotland between 1886 and 1887.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1887 and 1891.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 9 March 1887.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1890.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh in 1891.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Treasury between 1891 and 1892, and Leader of the House of Commons.¹ He held the office of Leader of the Opposition between 1892 and 1895.¹ He wrote the book Essays and Addresses, published 1893.³ He wrote the book The Foundations of Belief, published 1895 (ASIN: B000BAUS9W.)³ He held the office of First Lord of the Treasury between 1895 and 1905, and Leader of the House of Commons.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1902 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between 11 July 1902 and 5 December 1905.¹ He held the office of Leader of the Opposition between 1906 and 1911.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for the City of London between 1906 and 1922.¹ He wrote the book Theism and Humanism, published 1914 (ASIN: 1587420058.)³ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1915 and 1916.¹ He was awarded the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 1916.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1916 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1919.¹ He held the office of British Delegate to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1919 and 1922.¹ He was appointed Fellow, British Academy (F.B.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Ph.) by Cracow University, Crakow, Poland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Athens University, Athens, Greece^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bristol University, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Cardiff University, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹ He wrote the book Essays Speculative and Political, published 1920.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Columbia University, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Manchester, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He held the office of British Representative on the League of Nations between 1920 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Head of the British Mission to the Washington Conference in 1921.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 3 March 1922.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Balfour [U.K.] on 5 May 1922, with a special remainder to the heirs of his brother, Gerald William Balfour, and his nephews, Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour and Oswald Herbert Campbell Balfour.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Traprain, of Whittingehame, East Lothian [U.K.] on 5 May 1922.¹ He wrote the book Theism and Thought, published 1923 (ASIN: 1406724688.)³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1925 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)⁴ He wrote the book Chapters of Autobiography, published 1930 (ASIN: B000JVCP4E.)³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Major David Lionel Scott-Langley was born in 1924.² He was the son of Lionel Scott-Langley.¹ He married Anne Caroline Anstey, daughter of Major Thomas Anstey and Lady Evelyn Frances Courtenay, on 30 May 1964.¹ He died on 10 May 1998.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Marines.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Emily Foster was the daughter of Richard Foster.¹ She married Reverend John James Cooke-Yarborough, son of Richard Cooke-Yarborough and Mary Utten Easson, on 19 June 1890.² She died on 2 March 1947.²
     From 19 June 1890, her married name became Cooke-Yarborough.²

     Lord Sackville Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 16 March 1848.¹ He was the son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West.¹ He died on 29 January 1898 at age 49, unmarried.¹
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 3 July 1851.¹ He was the son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ann Wilson, daughter of Joseph Wilson, on 8 January 1874.¹ He married, secondly, Frederica von Klenck, daughter of Otto Baron von Klenck, on 4 November 1902.¹ He died on 16 July 1913 at age 62.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹

     Lt.-Col. Lord Lionel Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 21 March 1853.¹ He was the son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West. He died on 13 January 1901 at age 47, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 5th Battaion, Northumberland Fusiliers.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Battaion, Northumberland Fusiliers.¹