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Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe

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After Lady Downe's death, he remarried on 27 July 1911 to Florence Faith Dening, a daughter of Rev. Thomas Henry Dening, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Kilburn. Lord Downe died on 21 January 1924. After his death, his widow remarried to Rev. Arthur Maxwell Bury, Vicar of
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Department in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The report, which was especially critical of the supply of horses during the preceding war in South Africa, was published in a government blue-book with other such reports (Cd.995).
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in South Africa, where he was deputed to accompany the military attachés representing foreign powers. He was mentioned in despatches twice, in a despatch dated 31 March 1900 the Commander-in-Chief
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and the MCC, playing in the Aborigines v MCC test at Lord's in 1868 in the first tour of England by an Australian team. He became President of the MCC in 1872
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On 12 July 1869, Lord Downe was married to Lady Cecilia Maria Charlotte Molyneux (1838–1910), the only daughter of
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whilst so employed. He retired from the army on 30 July 1902, and was granted the honorary rank of major-general.
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stated that he "discharged his duties with tact and discretion". He was then appointed in command of a brigade of
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and another, Guy Cuthbert Dawnay, traveller and soldier, was MP for the North Riding of Yorkshire, 1882-85.
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to take part in a special diplomatic mission to announce the King's accession to the governments of
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in November 1914. He was married to Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford, daughter of politician
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In early 1903 Lord Downe was appointed a Special Envoy deputized by the King to travel to
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and the former Mary Augusta Gregge-Hopwood (only daughter of Robert Gregge-Hopwood of
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After his return to the United Kingdom, Lord Downe was in March 1901 asked by King
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In 1857, Dawnay succeeded his father, who died in his forties. He was educated at
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Hon. Beryl Dawnay (1873–1950), who married Sir Archibald Henry Campbell, son of
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Lord Downe was the author of a 1902 report to inquire into the working of the
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list, and promoted to a Knight Commander of the same order (KCVO) by King
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Cigarette card of Viscount Downe produced during the Second Boer War
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In July 1901 he was promoted to the temporary rank of
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Index

The Right Honourable
KCVO
CB
CIE

7th Viscount Downe
William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
Eton College
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Major-General
Anglo-Zulu War
Second Boer War
Major-General
KCVO
CB
CIE
British Army
Marylebone Cricket Club
William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
Richard Bagot
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Lewis Payn Dawnay
Thirsk
Eton College
Christ Church, Oxford
2nd Regiment of Life Guards
captain
Anglo-Zulu War
mentioned in despatches

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