Brydges family.
Biographical notes:
The 3rd Duke of Chandos, James Brydges (1732-1789), a prominent Whig politician and courtier, married Anne Eliza (Gamon) Elletson, the daughter of Richard Gamon and widow of Roger Hope Elletson, Governor of Jamaica (1766-1767) and owner of the Hope and Middleton plantations there. The Dowager Duchess had been declared insane by 1791.
From the description of Brydges family papers : Special subjects : West Indies estates, 1689-1816. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510060
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673-1744): British statesman and patron of the arts. His son Henry inherited the dukedom and some of his father's posts. The 3rd Duke of Chandos, James Brydges (1732-1789), was a prominent Whig politician and courtier. In 1777, he married Anne Eliza (Gamon) Elletson, the daughter of Richard Gamon and widow of Roger Hope Elletson Governor of Jamaica (1766-1767). The Dowager Duchess was declared insane by 1791.
From the description of Brydges family papers : Legal papers, 1640-1814. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122540462
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- Administration of estates
- Law
- Legal opinions
- Plantations
- Sugar trade
- Water rights
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Places:
- America (as recorded)
- West Indies (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Jamaica (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
