Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston (1749–1825) was an English peer, landowner, and courtier.
Early life
editFrederick Irby was born on 9 June 1749, the son of William Irby, 1st Baron Boston, and Albinia Selwyn. He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from Oxford University on 8 July 1763 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.), and from St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1769 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).[1][2]
He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston and 2nd Baron Boston, on 30 March 1775.
Marriage and children
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He married Christiana Methuen,[2] daughter of Paul Methuen and Catharine Cobb of Corsham Court, Wiltshire, on 15 May 1775.
They had thirteen children, including:
- George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston b. 27 Dec 1777, d. 12 Mar 1856
- Rear-Admiral Frederick Paul Irby b. 18 Apr 1779, d. 24 Apr 1844
- Lt.-Col. Henry Edward Irby b. 27 Aug 1783, d. 9 Mar 1821, who fought at the Battle of Waterloo[3] and died the service of the 1st West India Regiment.
- Paul Anthony Irby b. 16 Dec 1784, d. 10 Feb 1865, married Patience Champion de Crespigny, and became Vicar of Cottesbrook.
- Edward Methuen Irby b. 21 Mar 1788, d. 27 Jul 1809 at the Battle of Talavera.
- Captain Charles Leonard Irby b. 9 Oct 1789, d. 3 Dec 1845, traveller in the Middle East 1789-1845,[4] author of “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor; during the years 1817 & 1818”[5] and “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and the Holy Land” (1852)[6]
- Anne Maria Louisa Irby b. 2 Oct 1792, d. 19 Dec 1870, married Henry Peachey, 3rd Baron Selsey.
Life and work
editIn 1778, Irby built a new mansion at his estate at Hedsor House, near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. An engraving of the manor, by his brother-in-law Archdeacon John Gooch, is now in the British Museum.[7]
An amateur etcher, Irby was invested as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 8 January 1778.[8]
In later life he was a courtier, holding the office of Lord of the Bedchamber to both George III and George IV, from 1780 until his death in 1825.[9] King George III was godfather to Irby’s oldest son and heir, George, at his baptism on 28 January 1778.[10]
Irby died on 23 March 1825, aged 75, at Lower Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London. His widow died on 9 May 1832.
References
edit- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Irby, the Hon. Frederick (IRBY767F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Charles Dalton: Waterloo roll call http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-dalton/the-waterloo-roll-call-with-biographical-notes-and-anecdotes-hci/page-5-the-waterloo-roll-call-with-biographical-notes-and-anecdotes-hci.shtml
- ^ Christieshttp://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5370922
- ^ Irby, Charles Leonard; Mangles, James; Barker, John (1823). Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor; During the Years 1817 & 1818. T. White and Company, printers.
- ^ Irby, Charles Leonard; Mangles, James (1852). Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and the Holy Land: Including a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and Through the Country East of the Jordan. J. Murray.
- ^ British Museum catalogue https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=3286447&partid=1&numpages=10&searchTerm=baron&personId=131571&personAssociation=131571-3-18&termDisplay=Irby%2c+Frederick%3b++Boston+(Previous+owner%2fex-collection)&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database%2fsearch_results_provenance.aspx¤tPage=1
- ^ "Collection". The British Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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