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^G.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.¹ He died in 1750.
     He was styled as Lord Darcy and Conyers.¹

     Hon. Hugh Desmond Donovan was born on 23 February 1934.² He was 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 died on 26 September 2013 at age 79.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, 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^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in 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 appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1885] on 22 January 1930.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1897] on 22 January 1930.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1955.² He was appointed 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^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, 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 appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1897.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1885] on 24 May 1899.² He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Esher, of Esher, Surrey [U.K., 1897] on 24 May 1899.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1901.¹ He was appointed 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 appointed 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 awarded the Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was awarded the Order of Merit of Spain.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital 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^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed 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.⁴
     

     Major Valentine Fleming was born in 1882.² He was the son of Robert Fleming and Sarah Kate Hindmarsh.³ He married Evelyn Beatrice Sainte Croix Rose, daughter of George Alfred Sainte Croix Rose and Beatrice Quain, on 15 February 1906.³ He died on 20 May 1917, killed in action.^4,2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Henley.⁴ He lived at Arnisdale House, Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G. He fought in the First World War.⁴ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at Brazier's Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England.³

     Cass Canfield lived at Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He became an unknown person 's adoptive father in 1927.²

     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 awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Captain in 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^G. He was awarded the Order of the Star of Ethopia 1st Class.¹

     Algernon Henry Peter Strickland was born on 19 December 1863.¹ He was the son of Algernon Augustine de Lille Strickland and Charlotte Anne Hoare.² He married Mary Selina Drummond, daughter of Walter Drummond and Isabella Mary Hervey, on 25 January 1890.² He died on 22 February 1928 at age 64.²
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived at Apperley Court, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹