Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29

al worth and the historic interest at.
tached to his name, something more
than passing notice. His Grace,
tifth Duke, was born in 1906. and
succeeded his father in 1919. He
married, at the age of %, Lady Char
lotte Thyme, daughter of the Marquis
OF Bath, and leaves a numerous
issue.
Although on this side of the water
we heard but little of the deceased
nobleman, he was in truth a power
IN the state. Having lost his parents
early he was brought up by his ac-
/ complished uncle and aunt, Lord and
Lady Montague, who combined in a
rare degree high birth and high
| breeding with moral and intellectu al
/ qualities of the most superior order.
| His estate, which had been terribly
embarrassed was, during his minority,
cleared by the admirable manage
ment of Lord Montague, and he sue
ceeded at 81 to a magnificent heritage
which to-day cannot return a revenue
| of less then clear million and a
half OF dollars.
An extraordinary accumulation of
honors and wealth has poured in up
on this family. The second Earl of
| Buccleuch, dying in 1851, left two
/ daughters. The eldest died young
| The second, inheriting the earldom,
| which passed in the female line, be-
came Countess of Buccleuch in her
own right. A few years later, Charles
/ H., casting about to provide we'll for
his pet son by his favorite, Lucy Wal
ters, fixed upon the young Countess,
the best match of her day. They
were married in 1868, and were crea-
! ted Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch,
! he being already Duke of Monmouth,
Monmouth's disastrous rebellion and
execution on Tower Hill, are matters
of history. For a few years after
! Monmouth's execution his widow and
children lived in strict seclusion, but
/ mis- grandson contrived, principally
/ through the influence of John, Duke
/ of Argyll and Greenwich-Jea
Deans friend in "The Heart of Mid
| lothian"-to obtain a restoration of
the inferior English honors which
/ had become forfeited, and by which
/ the Duke enjoved a seat in the House
/ OF Lords. The Dukedon of Monmouth,
/ however. has not been restored, and
! the Duke of Buccleuch sat in the
house as Earl of Doncastor. The sec
oud Duke married I'M 1920 a daughter
of the Duke of Queensbcrry, and
ninety years later this marriage
! brought that title to the late Duke,
with Drumlanrig Castle and a great
estate. This happened by the fourth
Duke of Queensberry--a notorious
old reprobate, familiarly known as
"Old O."-dying in 1910 childless.
Lord Dalkeith, son of the second
/ Duke of Buccleuch, married the eldest
daughter and coheiress (she had no
/ brotner) of the famous Duke of Ar
gyll above alluded to, and she also
brought immense wealth into the fam
lily. The third Duke married the
daughter of the Duke of Montagu
BY this marriage the Beaulieu Abbey
in the New Forest, DItton Pank, near
/ Windsor, famous for its baks, and
Boaghton, in Northamptonshire, a
huge chateau in the French style,
with thirty miles of turf avenues radi-
ating from the mansion, came into
the possession of the Buccleuchs, to-
gether with an immense deal of plate
and precious paraphernalia, for the
Duke of Moutagu was son-in-law of
The great Marlborough, who died SON
less, and his daughter inherited much
of her grasping grandparents boards.
The Duke of Buccleuch owned the
greater part Of three counties and it is
said no proprietor knew his territory
better. His property was admirably
managed. Both he and the Duchess
worked hard to do their duty in their
state of life-their household was re-
garded as at once the greatest, the
most hospitable and the best managed
in England The humble as well as
the high were well cared for. The
Duke held Office under Sir Robert
Peele's government, at that minister's
earnest request, but in accepting it
reluctantly stated that he felt that the
proper management of his vast es-
tates was more than sufficient occu-
patton. His son, the Earl of Dalkeith,
who now succeeds to his fathers
great responsibility, Is an a.niable
man, of quiet habits and indolers dis
position. He is married to l. very
charming and beautiful woman,
daughter of the Duke of Abercorn.
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