The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
ROADS To PEERAeE
ENGLAND MANY
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AoME, or MOST FAMOUS FAMILIES
or COUNTRY OF HUMBLE
ORIGIN
CHANCE PLAYS PART
MANY APPRENTICES. BREWERS
AND OTHERS FOUNDED HOUSES
such AS DUDLEY AND LEEDS
ny BUSINESS ACuMEN.

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NJ, ~ a.,rrhtv aeess NJ arms al
.hcncr tbe{r Ancestral halls are deco
rated with many a troshy Of the bat
tie hut n the keen business acumen,
commercial instinct and the ability of
their fnrefathers 10 strike bargain.
do many. Of our old nobility" owe
their rank and riches Apprentices,
farmers. diapers, Erocers, brewers and
even barge owners figure IN the
rornances Of the peerage ana
hsronetcy. mere accident some tunes
leading the way 70 ute estates ano
EFea' pFlViieseS IN me ola GAYS
since one H-.lN@fn t's''I me- jumped
~. IVA" 4.'iu'n 't'ute 90 go ms
80 - -. y o. ~.
nc -
ar,,At.tl,,a .,,,.1..,... 80 80,
~ nv q s,,,l.,or rharra ~, Eav,ara
5snarrn u-as re- eovrSer ~ thn T,rka
~ Leeds family and n was his SON
who. hy court influence and intrigue
attained TO the highest rank in the
peeraTe.
The House Of Dudley.
And K was William Ward another
London apprentice VINO founded the
family of the Earl Of Dudley He
came up 70 London when a lad and
was bound apprentfce 10 CITY gold
smith. A lucky chance placed him
in possession II rare riches. for short
IL After re Srs cot 7n in hnsirass
so- b,ry,sa3f ,r o,,,A,ard Stro,, a sailor
va rad tus+ 4snd.d f,or, hts shin
rar,a IN nns oernraA 20 s.lI ht,,, ,,.hat
,,-o,.o,5 ., ha H.. - ~a,4,h s,a..a.sr
uta~s -. - r., '.'.S
- ~ Immense In au
a. ven Is q second -I'I
a.. - >. "- ., o"eliN wy, iieAt
."s, anu = was tnls laehy stroke OF
4IFtnhe Nn1ch enabled Nard 70 ne
Genre 2e~eIef 10 me court But II
WaS the oarsstn "hich ne struck with
the iasf ~ me suuons i~ord OF Dud-
ICY, wnich enabled him TO enter the
peeraee. The Lord OF Dudley was
hsrd up, and wanted a twenty-thous-
and-pohnd loan on ample security.
Ward replied that he might do bet
ter than that. He himself had son.
Humble by name. and his Iordshlp
had a granddaughter. If his lordship
would marry the young ladv to his
son. Humble Ward. he would be well
satisfied with that security Tho har-
gain was struck. and thus tho wards
and the Buttons hecsma united
David Cecil. the ers. ~ Inc Sails
burv's. was a middIe-riass water
bailiN ard could onIv heo~oath Me
daughter the r,oderatn s,,r1 ~ foo o.,
h Il NE1N
a mage. ana aftarward rroono ~ tbe
rche~ n JJa,rv yTTI ava ~ ,aaa
s,,rb good ~so re his a,rr.,,,t.,as
.hat ne war srrressf,,, ~ obtaInt,g
huga rrarts ~ ,anI a,a IT. e..
hts .or yvt,;ar Can;, 80 49, 49, :
T.ord p,rvhiay
40 4. -. ,-,1 49,,
so.naa5 ~ ho,,ae - possra ~,
ona ue,ry pmsso1l vuns ~ ~, &c
t.ar,h ran,.ry ,,,aao r,oaas. ~,
srr n,,. 80 ~ 80. s,,,ratl,.9 20
-. rrvo,,,x,.o',tt -
c. ~ $500. .
49,, snn
,.,'n1. a." 1879 nso nneie "ss =
plqua". scere ~ the house 81 ioros
~ .,- 1iieAV ta"II, Nv.
IN. .hs 20, ~, hps"oe' o. snosg uals WIZ
- 80 q ''t.lo ~nen o'', Ia !,
800 aPPVt'i'S -"
Sp.n''i hs
--. - ,,-
men NY ail.ss.ofs "eLe Reeplns
sneep' as YOU say fttofteu LoI
spencer, your ancestors were pIottihe
treason <,
II II an inctnent IN tne iarhlY MS
tors % ne spehcerS "h'ch recalls
the lact 'hat .hey sPfahg from lar
Inefs VINO u-eu iuei sheep ahn cat
.ie IN me NarW1ckshiIe le,os IN !nf
nIteehtn century me lonhuer OF tnt
20 e'1S - ~, .
vi, Mo TOOK 70 WIZ 'ite naus htet III one
WAN 'fsuh'. h"xoaiu' man,
ne Ipaii I,,,,,, oi w nouse VI Aie,c
sey was WlliIah' rase' son ot one
81 tns " too oht ma ~ w
ss' 80 49, "a so"l
-. .a r ~ VIZ ua" eng "a
s 1,., p"i a"1 $40 ~
$50. ta IN 1sa
"a ~ - 1870 a o,,rs " .s.,a "i"'l
"An .tas :. * Ve.n w 80
-. ,ra 80 ,s -.
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