Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-17
The Death of the Richest Man in Eng
land.

Richard Grosvenor, Marquis of West
minister, died in London on Sunday Early
in the last century, one Sir Richard Gros-
venor married Miss Molly Davies, the
daughter of gentleman Of much landed
property in the county of Middlesex, and,
in few years, in consequence Of the tide
of fashion setting westward, found that
this same small landed estate was, proba-
bly, for it's size destined to be almost the
most valuable in England. 1t now forms
Grosvenor Square and the adjacent streets
Eighty years ago, about the time when
George Ill was making improve
ments at Buckingham House, now a
palace, which had beenpurchased as Queen
Charlotte's dover house, the swampy land
between Hyde Park corner and the Thames,
was offered for Els, 900. He declined it,
and it was subsequently purchased by the
Grosvenors. Many years after it came IN
to their possession, very enterpuslng
builder, Mr.. Cubitt, persuaded the great
banking house of Smith, Payne & Smith to
advance money to him for drainage and
building purposes, and thus arose ''Belgra-
via, " which, when the leases fall IN, Will
probably yield the present MARQUIS of
Westminster e400, 900 a year.
Even this princely income, it Is said, will
be largely exceeded by that of the real es-
tate owned by William B. Astor, of New
York, when the long leases on which much
of his property was rented years ago, fall
In, Indeed, there are at least three men in
this city. Messrs. Astor, Vanderbilt and
Stewart, whose fortunes are scarcely ex-
cecded in amount to the greatest In the Old
World.
Lord Westminster was curious combI-
nation of generosity and meanness, and a
hundred stories are current illustrative OF
both these characteristics. He leaves sew
eral chi dren.> The eldest, known as Lord
Grosvenor, now Marquis, is a remarkably
popular man in this county-Chesire. The
second. Lord Richard Grosvenor,
travelled extensively year or
two ago in this country, and it
was of him the Western farmer in
ouired when Lord Richard told him he
lived on an allowance from his father, but
suppose the old fellow should burst up my
boy ?" This was q view of the matter
which had not occurred to the young man.
1t is computed that the new Marquis will
have an income of not less than $500, OOO a
year. This somewhat exceeds that OF our
own Crpsus, Mr.. Stewart.
Westminster's house, Eaton Hall, near
Chester, is the the great show place of that
part of England, and architecture belng
the one expensive hobby of the late noble
man, untold sums were spent upon the de
coration of this mansion. One apartment
is said to have 930 900 expended upon 1t.
Lord Westminster took no very active
part in politics, His health had long been
in precarious state.
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