The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-02
PRETENDER DENIES
THAT HE IS ENGAGED

his brother. whom he has just sue
ceeded. was eighty-one years of age,
and IN spite OF the fact that the Just
widowed Lady Caithorpe is almost an
oclosenaEian and celebrated her golden
wedding some years ago, yet neither
mo crown nor the upper chamber VIII
take any chances, and not until II is
quite certain that this venerable widow
heir TO the barony OF Calthorpe viii
ner brother-i n-iaw. the general re-
celye his summons from the crown To
take MS brothers seas In the House
of Lords
The generals eldest son. who nov,
becomes the next heir 10 the reerare
IS captain Somerset Frederick Gougt,
Cathorpe, of the Royal Fusi!Ier Regi-
t.heht ana about nineteen years ago
ne married an American woman inc
daughter OF Ogden Hoffman Burrows,
Oh Newport, X. J., by whom he has q
son, now eighteen. BY virtue OF his
amer =, succession TO the peerage Cap.
tain Cough Calthorpe now becomes en-
tilted 10 tho prefix OF honorable to
his name.
The general, who has several other
sons, IS the thlrd OF three brothers to
inherit the barony. II was his eldest
brother. the fifth Lord Caithorpc, who
died unmarried. VINO was SO celebrated
as a sportsman, winning a number OF
cassie events, including the Oaks and
Inc 81. Leger, though never the Derby
lie was not only u sportsman but
great philanthropist. and although he
died as a Protestant. was one OF the
most intimate friends OF Cardinal
Newman. His brother and successor,
mad likewise many interests In and
around Birmingham, and owned nearly
o,OOO acres OF the Edgbaston suburbs
very great rentals, In addition there
| TO he was ground landlord OF Il con-
siderable portion OF the ClerkenweIi
diStrict of London. He was one OF the
! n h..y1 fnN mt.
University, presenting 10 1t, first of all.
site of twenty five acres for its
scientific department. and afterwards
stlll greater tract OF land for a
! recreation ground
! The principal country seat OF tho
last two Lord Calthorpes. and to which
+, the general now succeeds, is E.lvetham
PARK. In Hampshire. where King Ed
i queen Mary, have on frequent occa-
sions been visitors. Elvetham Park.
!! indeed. Is celebrated for its golf links
Perry Hall, near Birmingham, where
4 now, has been in the Cough family for
200 years, one OF its most distinguished
owners and occupants having been
4 Richard Cough, the antiquary OF tho
4 queathed his magnificent library and
\ priceless manuscripts of the early
4 Saxon era to the University of Oxford,
! The barony of Calthorpe was origin
! ally created in favor Of Sir Henry
l Cough. second baronet of his line. who
on the death of his maternal uncle,
Sir Henry Calthorpe. and on inheriting
the latter's property, assumed, with
the permission of the crown, the name
and arms of Calthorpe, in addition to
his own. Tho Calthorpes hail from
Norfolkshire, and Sir James Calthorpe,
an ancestor of the new Lord Calthorpe,
was knighted by Cromwell in 1856.
Il With regard to the Coughs, they were
/, originally merchants in London. and
, the founder of the house may he said
to have been Sir Richard Cough. who
, acquired great fortune In the India
and China trade, anG was knighted by
King George I.
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