Sir Henry Dalrymple Des Voeux, 5th Baronet (7 September 1822 – 20 January 1894) was an English

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er. Des Voeux's

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style is unknown. The son of the Reverend Henry Des Voeux and Frances Dalrymple, Des Voeux was born at

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. He studied at

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, matriculating in 1841 and graduating B.A. in 1845. He made two first-class appearances for Oxford University Cricket Club, playing against the

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and

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in 1844. In his two matches, he scored a total of 34 runs at an

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of 17.00, with a high score of 25

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. Des Voeux married Lady Alice Magdalene Grey Egerton, daughter of

Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, GCH, PC (30 December 1799 – 7 March 1882), known as Thomas Grosvenor until 1814, was a British nobleman and Tory politician. He served as Lord Steward of the Household in 1835 in Sir Robert Peel's fi ...

, on 13 August 1863. He succeeded Frederick Asheton Des Voeux, 4th Baronet as the 5th Baronet of the Des Voeux Baronetcy following his death in March 1872. Des Voeux died at

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on 20 January 1894 and was succeeded by Charles Champagne Des Voeux, 6th Baronet.

Charles Frederick Des Voeux Charles Frederick Des Voeux (c. 1825—after 28 May 1847) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as mate aboard HMS ''Erebus'' during the 1845 Franklin Expedition which sought to chart the Canadian Arctic, including the North ...

, a Royal Navy officer lost in the 1845 Franklin Expedition, was his brother and

William Des Vœux Sir George William Des Vœux (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885), Newfoundland (1886–1887), and Hong Kong (1887–1891). Early life Des Vœux was born as ...

, a colonial administrator, was his half-brother.

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