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

     Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford was born on 20 June 1867 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Arthur Sanders and Isabella Synge.¹ He was baptised at St. Luke's, Chelsea, London, England^G.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.³
     He was educated between 1881 and 1886 at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated between 1886 and 1890 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1891 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.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 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 appointed 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 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
     On his death, the Barony of Bayford became extinct.³

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

     Isabella Synge was the daughter of John Synge and Frances Steele.^1,2 She married Arthur Sanders, son of Samuel Sanders, in 1866.³ She died on 25 January 1907.¹
     From 1866, her married name became Sanders.³

     John Synge was born on 8 January 1788.² He was the son of Francis Synge and Elizabeth Hatch.² He married, firstly, Isabella Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Juliana Tisdall, in 1818.² He married, secondly, Frances Steele, daughter of Sir Richard Steele, 3rd Bt., in 1832.³ He died on 28 April 1845 at age 57.²
     He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He lived at Glanmore Castle, Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland^G.²

     Lucy Sophia Halliday was the daughter of William Halliday Halliday and Maria Farquhar.¹ She married 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 married Maria Farquhar, daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Bt. and Sybella Martha Rockcliffe, on 24 May 1860.² He died on 11 May 1898.²
     He lived at Bilsington, Kent, England^G.² He lived at Glenthorne, Lynton, Devon, England^G.¹

     Maria Farquhar is the daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Bt. and Sybella Martha Rockcliffe.^1,2 She married William Halliday Halliday on 24 May 1860.³
     From 24 May 1860, her married name became Halliday.³

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

     Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted was born on 5 November 1853 at London, England^G.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^G.¹ He died on 17 January 1927 at age 73.¹ He was buried on 20 January 1927 at Jewish Cemetery, Willesden, London, England^G.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 appointed 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^G, 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