Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

1c6rlts, Goth on account of his person
al worth and the historic interest at
tached to his name, something more
than passing notice. His Grace.
fifth 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 intellectual
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 magnificent heritage
which to-day cannot return a revenue
Of less then clear million and a
half Of dollars
An extraordinary accumulation of
h0nOrs and wealth has poured in up
on this family. The second Earl of
Buccleuch, diving in 1851, left two
daughters. The eldest died young.
The second, inherjting the earldom,
which passed in the female line, be-
came Countess of Buccleuch in her
own right. A few years later, Charles
IL, casting about to provide we'll for
his pet son by his favorite, Lucy Wal
tiers, fixed upon the young Countess,
the best match of her day. They
were married in 1868, and were crea-
ted Duke and Duchess of Buccieuch,
be 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
his grandson cOntrived, principally
through the influence of John, Duke
of Argyll and Greenwich-Jeannie
Deans friend in ''The Heart of Mid
IOthian"-tO obtain a restoration of
the inferior English honors which
had become forfeited, and by which
the Duke enjoyed a seat in the House
of Lords. The Dukedon of Monmouth,
however. has not been restored, and
the Duke of Buccleuch sat Ia the
house as Earl of Doncastor. The sec
ond Duke married in 1920 a daughter
of the Duke of Queensberry, and
ninety years later this marriage
brought that title to the late Duke,
with Drumlanrig Castle and great
estate. This happened by the fourth
Duke of Queensberry-a notorious
old reprobate, Familiarity known as
cold O."-dying in 1910 childless.
Lord Dalkeith, son of the second
Duke of B1ccleuch, married the eldest
daughter and coheiress (she had no
brother) of the famous Duke of Ar
gyl 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, Ditt0n Pank, near
Windsor, famous for it's baks, and
BOHghtOn, in Northamptonshire, a
huge chateau in the French style,
with thirty miles of turf avenues radi-
atlng from the mansion, came into
the possession of the Buccleuchs, to-
gether with an immense deal of plate
and precious parapherhalia, for the
Duke of Montagu was sOn-in-law Of
lhe 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 amiable
man, of quiet habits and indolent dis
position. He is married to a very
charming and beautiful woman,
daughter of the Duke of Abercorn.