Evening star., 1923-11-23
Family of Baron Wrangel
Dates Back to 18th Century

their countrymen at home. due 10 the
rapidity with which they had am 4ssed
enormous fortunes.
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This prejudice was especially pro-
it may safely be asserted that no new
rich multi millionaire ever had so
hard a road to travel in London, or
was treated more cruelty by society
there, than the uneducated. fright
fully vulgar, but at the bottom very
good hearted. Barney Barnato. He
was clever enough to comprehend
the manner in which he was regard
ed and to appreciate the fact that all
the good he did was misConStrued He
was made to understand that even
all his wealth could never purchase
social consideration or even esteem
He felt so bitterly about this that he
abandoned the completion of the ex-
traordinary marble palace which he
was building for himself regardless
of cost, in the ultra IA shionable quar-
ter of Park lane, London. and there
are many who are convinced that his
death at sea, through falling over
board while returning to the Cape
of Good Hope from England, was vol
untary and the outcome of the bit
terness of spirit from which he suf-
fered by reason of his treatment on
the part. not merely of the smart
world in London. but of the great Brit
ish public.
He left three children. One Of them.
Capt. Jack Barnato, fell in the great
war, on the French front, as a cap
tain of artillery. leaving the entire
share of his fathers wealth to his
widow. now Lady Pluukett A
younger son, Wolf Barnato. also a
lieutenant of the ROYAL Artillery and
veteran of the great war. married
an American girl in London. Miss
Dorothy Falk. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Falk OF White Plains,
y y, and OF the stock brokerage
for young Lord Plunkett. who has,
through his grandmother. the old
MarchioneSs of puffcrin, strong
strain of Sheridan blood in his veins.
he is descended from William Gun
terian minister of Dublin, who. after
attaining great eminence at the bar.
was raised to the peerage of the
United Kingdom for his services as
lord chief Justice and lord high chan
cellor of Ireland. His son and sue
cessor. the second Lord Plunkett.
was Protestant Bishop of Tuam, and
the fourth Lord Plunkett was Prot
estant Archbishop of Dublin. The
late Lord Plunkett was, for a time. in
several years in New Zealand as gov
ernor general The present Lord
Plunkett is his SON
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Diana Lady Hamilton. who has. after
lengthy proceedings. just been con-
victed of theft at the London sessions
and been sentenced by the presiding
Judge to six months imprisonment
with hard labor, is the second wife
of Sir Archibald Hamilton, doubly a
baronet, whose first wife was the
granddaughter OF the old royal Duke
of Cambridge; by his religious mar
|riage with the popular Irish actress,
Miss Farebrother, union which.
owing to the royal marriage law, was
Invalid both economically and legally
Sir Archibald, one of whose baronet-
cies dates from the middle of the
eighteenth century and was bestowed
upon Gen. Sir John Hamilton for his
services In connection with the siege
of Quebec, while the other was con-
ferred upon his second son, a naval Off
GER, for gallantry in cutting out the
British warship Hermione from under
the batteries of Porto Cavalho, has
heen decidedly unfortunate in his
matrimonial experiences. For his
first marriage came to grief through
her to start manicure and beautify-
ing establishment in Bond street,
under her own name. and as the
granddaughter of the Duke of Cam
bridge. and ended in the divorce court,
after number Of sensational Incl
dents. She is now the wife of Robert
Charles Lane, a member Of the Eng
lish bar, and is quite well known in
New York.
His second and present wife, whose
Christian name is Diana, Is daugh-
ter of George Child of Wexford
Hants. and has already been. on sew
eral occasions, in the public eye in
London through her unfortunate
propensity of dining not wisely but
too well, leading to her pretty fire.
quent arrest and appearance in the
police courts on charges Of drunk and
disorderly conduct. She is living
apart from her husband, who is maxi
ing q generous allowance, in spite Of
which she is constantly in financial
straits. Sir Archibald had an only
son. by. his first marriage. who fell
in battle in France as an officer of
the Grenadier Guards. In the closing
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