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    Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

    British politician

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  2. The oft repeated story is that it was so named after a visit to the area by Governor General of British North America Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond on July 13, 1819. However, another well repeated story is that the area's first schoolteacher, Benjamin Barnard, was from a Richmond Hill in England, and taught all his classes the folk song ...

  3. May 23, 2024 · Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (born July 29, 1672, London—died May 27, 1723, Goodwood, Sussex, Eng.) was the son of Charles II of England by his mistress Louise de Kéroualle, duchess of Portsmouth. He was aide-de-camp to William III from 1693 to 1702 and lord of the bedchamber to George I from 1714 to 1723.

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  4. 6 days ago · The public life of John, 4th duke of Bedford (1710–71). ... The political correspondence of Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of Richmond, from 1765 to 1784. Alison Gilbert ...

  5. 4 days ago · Charles Lennox (1672–1723), created Duke of Richmond (1675) in England and Duke of Lennox (1675) in Scotland. By Mary 'Moll' Davis , courtesan and actress of repute: [152] Lady Mary Tudor (1673–1726), married Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater ; after Edward's death, she married Henry Graham (of Levens) , and upon his death she ...

  6. 6 days ago · She would wait only two months after the latter's death before marrying her third husband – the only one more or less her own age, and her favourite by far – Ludovick Stuart Duke of Lennox, who was created Duke of Richmond in 1623.

  7. 3 days ago · The house was acquired in 1967 by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. South and North wings were added later on, with some suggesting that five more wings were to be added, resulting in an octagonal layout. This, however, has never been proven.

  8. 2 days ago · Charles II did not retain it long. He gave it in 1675 to his illegitimate son Charles Lennox, whom he created at the same time Duke of Richmond, and from him it has descended in the direct male line to the present Duke of Richmond and Gordon. With the consent of the duke the castle was taken over in 1910 by H.M. Office of Works under the ...

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