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British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the
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Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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281:Hon. George Bruce (born before 1717).
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136:Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury
184:Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
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341:James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos
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178:Coats of arms of the Earl of Elgin
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