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     Coningsby Ralph Disraeli was born on 25 February 1867.¹ He was the son of Ralph Disraeli.¹

     Sir Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford was born on 20 June 1867 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Arthur Sanders and Isabella Synge.¹ He was baptised at St. Luke's, Chelsea, London, England.¹ He married Lucy Sophia Halliday, daughter of William Halliday Halliday and Maria Farquhar, on 3 August 1893.¹ He died on 24 February 1940 at age 72, without surviving male issue.²
     Sir Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford was educated between 1881 and 1886 at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated between 1886 and 1890 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1891 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds between 1895 and 1907.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Bridgwater between 1910 and 1923.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 13 May 1911 in the service of the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, in Egypt and Palestine, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Gallipoli Campaign. He held the office of Treasurer of H.M. Household between 1918 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Junior Lord of the Treasury between 1919 and 1921.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Sanders [U.K.] on 28 January 1920.¹ He held the office of Vice-President of the Army Council between 1921 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for War between 1921 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 25 October 1922.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Somerset, Wells Division between 1924 and 1929.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1928 in the service of the 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).¹ He was created 1st Baron Bayford, of Stoke Trister, co. Somerset [U.K.] on 18 June 1929.¹ He held the office of Chairman of the Somerset County Council.¹ In 1940 see edn.³
     On his death, the Barony of Bayford became extinct.²

     Arthur Sanders was born in 1826.² He was the son of Samuel Sanders.² He married Isabella Synge, daughter of John Synge, in 1866.² He died on 15 April 1886.¹
     Arthur Sanders lived at Fernhill, Isle of Wight, England.¹

     Isabella Synge was the daughter of John Synge.¹ She married Arthur Sanders, son of Samuel Sanders, in 1866.² She died on 25 January 1907.¹
     From 1866, her married name became Sanders.²

     
     John Synge lived at Glenmore, County Wicklow, Ireland.¹

     Lucy Sophia Halliday was the daughter of William Halliday Halliday and Maria Farquhar.¹ She married Sir Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford, son of Arthur Sanders and Isabella Synge, on 3 August 1893.¹ She died on 17 September 1957.²
     From 3 August 1893, her married name became Sanders.¹

     
     William Halliday Halliday lived at Glenthorne, Lynton, Devon, England.¹

     Maria Farquhar is the daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Bt..¹

     Hon. Arthur Thomas Sanders was born on 21 December 1900 at London, England.² He was the son of Sir Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford and Lucy Sophia Halliday.² He was baptised at Exford, Devon, England.² He died on 22 November 1920 at age 19.² He was buried at Brompton Cemetery, Brompton, Middlesex, England.
     Hon. Arthur Thomas Sanders was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1920 in the service of the Grenadier Guards.^2,3

     Sir Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted was born on 5 November 1853 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Marcus Samuel and Abigail Moss.¹ He married Fanny Elizabeth Benjamin, daughter of Benjamin Benjamin and Hannah Maria Hart, on 19 January 1881 at Synagogue, Bayswater, London, England.¹ He died on 17 January 1927 at age 73.¹ He was buried on 20 January 1927 at Jewish Cemetery, Willesden, London, England.¹
     He helped develop oil fields in Sarawak and Egypt.¹ He was founder and Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd.¹ He held the office of Court of Aldermen in 1891.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of the City of London between 1894 and 1895.¹ He was invested as a Knight in 1898 for services rendered in the salvage of H.M.S. Victorious.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of London between 1902 and 1903.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Samuel [U.K.] on 26 August 1903.¹ He graduated from University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, with a honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.² He was created 1st Baron Bearsted, of Maidstone, co. Kent [U.K.] on 15 June 1921.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone, co. Kent [U.K.] on 16 June 1925.¹