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BARONS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF MR. PITT'S
MINISTRY IN 1784, TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE

Douglas, Lord Douglas of Ambresbury, (since extinct)

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HENRY-FREDERICK CARTERET, LORD CARTERET, second son of Thomas Thynne, second Viscount Weymouth,a by his second wife, Lady Louisa CARTERET, daughter of JOHN, EARL GRANVILLE, was born November 17th, 1735, and has taken the name and arms of CARTERET, by virtue of his Majesty's royal sign manual, pursuant to the will of the late Earl Granville,

On April 19th, 1768,b he was made one of the Masters of his Majesty's Household, which he resigned in December 1770, on being appointed one of the joint Post Masters-general, which he retained till June 23d, 1789, and was advanced to the Peerage by patent, dated January 29th, 1784, creating him BARON CARTERET, of Hawnes, in the county of Bedford, and to the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainders to the Honourable George Thynne, second son, the Honourable John Thynne, third son, and the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and every other son and sons, severally and successively, of the right Honourable Thomas, Lord Viscount Weymouth (late Marquis of Bath), and the respective heirs-male of their bodies, lawfully begotten. His Lordship is unmarried.

a See Vol. II. p. 509, for the descent of this family.

b London-Gazette.

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