William Irby, 1st Baron Boston (8 March 1707 – 30 March 1775) was a British peer and

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Life

Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children including: * Augusta Georgina Elizabeth Irby (b. 15 July 1747). * William Henry Irby (b. 29 August 1750).''The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760''. 3 September 1750. Irby was a

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to King George I and King George II in the final and first few years of their reigns, respectively. He was also an equerry to

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen Caroline. Frederick was the fa ...

from 1728 to 1736, Vice-Chamberlain to the Prince's wife, Augusta from 1736 to 1751 and her

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from 1751 to 1772. Irby was also MP for Launceston from 1735 to 1747 and for Bodmin from 1747 to 1761. In 1761 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, and became

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Hedsor Hedsor is a small village and civil parish in Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, in the very south of the county, near the River Thames and Bourne End. It is in the civil parish of Wooburn. The village toponym is derived from the Ol ...

in 1764. He died in 1775, aged 68 and was buried in

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References

External links

Hedsor House – The Seat of the Boston's
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