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     Oliver Brian Sanderson Poole, 1st Baron Poole was born on 11 August 1911.¹ He was the son of Donald Louis Poole and Therese Lillian Frodsham.¹ He married, firstly, Betty Margaret Gilkison, daughter of Captain Dugald Stewart Gilkison, on 6 September 1933.¹ He and Betty Margaret Gilkison were divorced in 1950.¹ He married, secondly, Daphne Wilma Kenyon Bowles, daughter of Eustace Parker Bowles and Wilma Mary Garnault Bowles, on 9 May 1952.² He and Daphne Wilma Kenyon Bowles were divorced in 1965.² He married, thirdly, Barbara Ann Taylor, daughter of Eric Albert Taylor and Dorothy Alice Woolner, on 4 April 1966.¹ He died on 28 January 1993 at age 81 at Kensington, London, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was he was a member of Lloyd's in 1933.¹ He gained the rank of officer between 1934 and 1945 in the Warwicks Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the Second World War, he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of Orange Nassau with swords (Netherlands) in 1945.¹ He was awarded the United States Legion of Merit in 1945.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1945.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Oswestry between 1945 and 1950.¹ He was a governor of Old Victoria between 1948 and 1963.¹ He was a director of S. Pearson and Sons.¹ He was Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Conservative Party between 1952 and 1955.¹ He held the office of chairman of the Conservative Party between 1955 and 1957.¹ He held the office of deputy chairman of the Conservative Party between 1957 and 1959.¹ He was created 1st Baron Poole, of Algate, London [U.K.] on 11 July 1958.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1963.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by City University, London, England^G, in 1970.¹

     Sir Francis Stafford held the office of Governor of Ulster.¹

     unknown Schomberg married Rose O'Neill, daughter of Sir Henry O'Neill and Martha Stafford, circa 1689.¹

     Vere Frederick Bertie, 2nd Viscount Bertie of Thame was born on 20 October 1878 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Francis Leveson Bertie, 1st Viscount Bertie of Thame and Lady Feodorowna Cecilia Wellesley.¹ He was baptised at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He married Nora Webb, daughter of Frederick Webb and Elizabeth Wells, in 1901 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 29 August 1954 at age 75, without issue.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated between 1897 and 1899 at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated between 1899 and 1900 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1902 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Bertie of Thame, co. Oxford [U.K., 1915] on 26 September 1919.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Bertie of Thame, co. Oxford [U.K., 1918] on 26 September 1919.¹ He lived at Shirburn Lodge, Watlington, Oxfordshire, England^G.³
     On his death, his titles became extinct.²

     Hon. Ellinor Hamilton was born in 1865. She was the daughter of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville.¹ She married Colonel Charles William Trotter on 18 January 1890.¹ She died on 14 January 1957.¹
     Her married name became Trotter. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Hon. Anne Constance Manningham-Buller was born on 13 August 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne and Lady Mary Lilian Lindsay.¹ She married Sir John Christopher Parsons, son of Arthur Christopher Parsons and Veronica Rosetta de Courcy Glover, on 20 February 1982.¹
     From 20 February 1982, her married name became Parsons.¹

     Sophia Victoria Lindsay was born on 8 October 1971.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Thomas Richard Lindsay and Sarah Virginia Capel Cure.¹

     Katharine Emma Benson was born on 7 May 1972.¹ She is the daughter of David Holford Benson and Lady Elizabeth Mary Charteris.¹

     Ethel Harriet Wigan was the daughter of Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Bt. and Mary Harriett Blunt.² She married Egerton Spencer Grey, son of Lt.-Col. Francis Douglas Grey and Sarah Mowatt, on 23 April 1890.¹ She died on 20 July 1949.
     Her married name became Grey.