Chief Justice of Jamaica.
Thomas Howard 3rd Earl of Effingham
Governor of Jamaica 1790-1791. dsp
Of Basing, Hampshie.
MP for Morpeth. Dog breeder and writer on hunting. Had 4 children, 2 of whom died young.
William Horace Beckford 3rd Baron Rivers
Later Pitt-Rivers.
MP for Wells.
In 1782 wrote "Vathek" in French; translated into English by Samuel Henley and first published in 1786 as 'An Arabian Tale From an Unpublished Manuscript', minus Beckford's name.
MP for Wells 1784-1790; MP for Hindon 1790-1795 and 1806-1820.
Fonthill Abbey designed by James Wyatt, built between 1795 and 1800. Lansdown or Beckford's Tower, designed by Henry Goodridge, built in 1827.
Had an affair with his wife's cousin Louisa Beckford in 1784; left England as a result of the 'Powderham Scandal' over Beckford's relationship with William Courtenay.