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	Lennox - LoveToKnow 1911
		LENNOX, a name given to a large district in Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire, which was erected into an earldom in the latter half of the 12th century.
		James, the eldest son and 4th duke of Lennox, was created duke of Richmond in 1641, being like his brother a devoted adherent of Charles I.
		The wife of the last, Lady Charlotte Gordon, as heir of her brother brought the ancient estates of her family to the Lennoxes; the additional name of Gordon being taken by the 5th duke of Richmond and of Lennox on the death of his uncle, the 5th duke of Gordon.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Lennox (1473 words)

	The Lennox District -- Leamhnachd
		It was derived from the tartan worn by the Countess of Lennox, mother of Henry Darnley, 2nd husband of MARY, Queen of Scots and father of JAMES VI.
		LENNOX, the ancient county of Dumbarton, comprehending the whole of the modern county and a large part of Stirlingshire, and part of the counties of Perth and Renfrew.
		The Marquis of Montrose, who was created Duke in 1707, purchased at once the sheriffdom of the county, the custodiership of Dumbartonshire-castle, and the jurisdiction of the regality of Lennox, along with the large part of the Lennox property bought from the first Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~mckinlay/lennox.html (1591 words)

	Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg161
		Charles Lennox of Richmond Duke was born 1764 and died 1819.
		Charles Lennox of Richmond Duke was born 1672.
		Charles Lennox of Richmond Duke was born 1701 and died 1750.
	members.tripod.com /drewspen/genealogy/aqwg161.htm (98 words)

	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox, FRS (22 February 1735 – 29 December 1806), was one of the most remarkable men of the 18th century, being chiefly famous for his advanced views on the question of parliamentary reform.
		In the debates on the policy that led to the War of American Independence Richmond was a firm supporter of the colonists; and he initiated the debate in 1778 calling for the removal of the troops from America, during which Chatham was seized by his fatal illness.
		Richmond died in December 1806, and, leaving no legitimate children, he was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew Charles, son of his brother, General Lord George Henry Lennox.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Lennox,_3rd_Duke_of_Richmond (431 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Lennox’s brother officers esteemed that he had “behaved with courage, but from peculiarity of circumstances, not with judgement”; their ambiguous verdict probably encouraged him to transfer back to the 35th Foot as lieutenant-colonel on 15 June.
		Later Richmond asked Anglican bishop Jacob Mountain* to draft plans for a university to be founded under the auspices of the Royal Institution with the aid of a bequest from the merchant James McGill.
		Richmond had been angered as well by the assembly’s refusal to follow the British practice of providing for a civil list, guaranteeing at least some of the salaries of office holders during the life of the king.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36622 (1679 words)

	Duke of Richmond
		Charles Lennox, the son of the Duke of Richmond, was born on 22nd February, 1735.
		Richmond became lord-lieutenant of Sussex and in 1766 was appointed by the Marquis of Rockingham as Secretary of State for the Southern Department.
		Richmond attempted to become leader of the party, but his radical views on parliamentary reform ensured that he was defeated by the Duke of Portland.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRrichmond.htm (817 words)

	Clan Campbell Chiefs
		The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at Inveraray Castle
		The 13th Duke of Argyll is the son of Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, the daughter of Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun of Luss 8th BT, Chief of Clan Colquhoun.
		The Duke of Hamilton (1644) and Brandon (1711): The Chief of Clan Hamilton
	www.ccsna.org /mcm.htm (1401 words)

	A Brief History of Richmond County, North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Richmond County was named for Charles Lennox, the third Duke of Richmond, who criticized the policy of the British toward the American colonies.
		The Richmond Mill was chartered in 1833 and was the seventh cotton mill chartered in North Carolina.
		Richmond Technical Institute was built in 1965, and today is a community college that offers degrees in various technical and vocational occupations, as well as academic classes that can be transferred to a four-year college.
	www.co.richmond.nc.us /history.htm (616 words)

	Richmond Hill, Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Richmond Hill developed because of its proximity to Toronto, as farmers came into town on their way to Toronto markets and people traveled up and down Yonge Street to and from communities further north.
		The coat-of-arms from the House of Richmond was chosen because according to historians, the 4th Duke of Richmond, Charles Gordon Lennox, visited this Village in 1819 when he was Governor- General of Canada.
		It was 1961 when the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill contacted the House of Richmond and received permission to formally adopt the slightly altered version of its coat-of-arms.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-on-rh.html (419 words)

	Lennox Clan, The Clans of Loch Lomond, Scotland
		In the 19th Century, the Lennox's of Woodhead, later of Lennox Castle near Strathblane, claimed the right to succeed to the Title and Honours of the ancient Earls of Lennox, and although their claim to the peer-age was never established, they were recognised as Chief of the name.
		The present Duke of Richmond, Gordon and Lennox, proprietor of the famous Goodwood Race Course, is Charles lennox¹s direct descendent.
		In the nineteenth century the Lennoxes of Woodhead, later of Lennox Castle near Glasgow, claimed the right to succeed to the title and honours of the ancient Earls of Lennox, and although their claim to the peerage was never established, they were recognised as chief family of the name.
	www.loch-lomond.net /theloch/clans/lennox.html (492 words)

	Duke of Lennox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his death, the dukedom of Richmond became extinct.
		The Dukedom of Richmond and one month later that of Lennox were created in 1675 for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of Charles II.
		Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1734-1806)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Lennox (400 words)

	Lennox — FactMonster.com
		Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of - Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of, 1735–1806, British statesman.
		Stuart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond - Stuart or Stewart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond, 1574–1624, Scottish...
		Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of - Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart or Stewart, duchess of, 1647–1702, mistress of...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0829395.html (135 words)

	Duke of Richmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Dukedom was first created (as Duke of Richmond and Somerset) for the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, upon whose death it became extinct.
		The next creation was for the second Duke of Lennox in 1623; it became extinct upon his death.
		The Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon are normally styled Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
	duke-of-richmond.kiwiki.homeip.net (638 words)

	Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of 1647-1702, mistress of Charles II of England.
		The daughter of an exiled Scottish physician, she was educated in France and returned to England as maid of honor to Charles's queen, Catherine of Braganza.
		In 1667 she declined Charles's offer to make her a duchess and eloped with and married Charles Stuart, duke of Richmond and Lennox, much to the king's displeasure.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-rchmndl1nr1.html (164 words)

	History
		Richmond (in the southeast corner of Goulbourn) was selected by the British Army in 1818 as the site for the area’s first military settlement.
		Named after the Duke of Richmond, who was the newly appointed Governor General of Upper Canada, the village of Richmond was laid out in a grid on the north bank of the Jock River (which for a while was renamed the Goodwood after the Duke’s English estate).
		Richmond was the centre for the administration of lands in the area.
	www.richmondvillage.ca /html/history.html (570 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Lennox : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By the end of the thirteenth century the Earls of Lennox were among the most powerful nobles in the realm, and Malcolm, the fifth Earl, was one of the nominees supporting the Bruce claim to the crown of Scotland.
		Margaret Lennox and her husband resigned the title to the Crown, who regranted it to their son, Duncan, whose elder daughter, Isabella, married Murdoch, Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland between 1419 and 1425.
		From Margaret Lennox descended the Menteiths of Rusky, and from Elizabeth, the Stewarts, later Lords Darnley.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Lennox_64/default.php (1022 words)

	KeeneNH.com - Richmond, NH Background
		Richmond was granted in 1735 as Sylvester-Canada, named for an Indian fighter, Capt. Joseph Sylvester of Scituate, Mass., who was killed in 1690 during an attempt to capture Quebec.
		It was also renamed Richmond in honor of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, a friend of then-Gov. Benning Wentworth.
		Hosea Ballou lived in Richmond; he was a leading 19th-century champion of religious liberalism and is considered the father of Universalism in the United States.
	www.keenenh.com /richmond (216 words)

	AllRefer.com - Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of, British And Irish History, Biographies
		Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of 1735–1806, British statesman.
		He was secretary of state for the south of Europe (1766) and became a staunch defender of the cause of the American colonies.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RchmndLnC.html (229 words)

	Lennox Head NSW Australia
		Add to this the fishing enthusiasts and the Byron locals who often find Lennox a quieter seaside place than their own bustling town for a good meal or coffee (it's just 15 minute's drive south) and you can see why the locals love the place so much.
		Lennox Head has a great coastal village atmosphere, with a main street full of boutiques, cafes, restaurants, post office and supermarket and a long strip of park adjoining the beach opposite, the perfect place for sitting in the shade of the pandanus palms and enjoying fish and chips.
		Named in 1882 by Captain Rous, after the Duke of Richmond and Lennox, the village was established for the timber and land, and dairying and cane farming followed.
	www.tropicalnsw.com.au /aaa_site/places/towns/lennox_head.html (218 words)

	LENNOX - Online Information article about LENNOX
		The Lennox dukedom, being to heirs male, now devolved upon Charles II., who bestowed it with the titles of earl of Darnley and Lord Tarbolton upon one of his bastards, Charles Lennox, son of the celebrated duchess of See also:
		Portsmouth, he having previously been created duke of Richmond, earl of March and Lord Settrington in the peerage of England.
		family to the Lennoxes; the additional name of Gordon being taken by the 5th duke of Richmond and of Lennox on the death of his uncle, the 5th duke of Gordon.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LAP_LEO/LENNOX.html (1360 words)

	Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of — Infoplease.com
		Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of — Infoplease.com
		Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart or Stewart, duchess of, 1647–1702, mistress of Charles II of England.
		Stuart, Frances Teresa, duchess of Richmond and Lennox - Stuart or Stewart, Frances Teresa, duchess of Richmond and Lennox: see Richmond and Lennox, Frances...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0841842.html (191 words)

	Richmond, New Hampshire
		When New Hampshire because a separate province, Sylvester Canada was reincorporated as Richmond, in honor of the governor's English friend, Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, a staunch advocate of colonial independence.
		The town's population increased by a total of 818 residents between 1950's count of 259 and 2000's count of 1,077 residents.
		Richmond contains 37.5 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/richmond.html (336 words)

	Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1672-1723), Courtier; son of King Charles II
		Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1672-1723), Courtier; son of King Charles II Sitter in 6 portraits
		Charles Lennox was one of the many illegitimate children of King Charles II.
		Soon however Lennox returned to England to support William III For the rest of his career he changed his allegiance and religion to suit his circumstances.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/search/person.asp?linkID=mp03783 (262 words)

	Goodwood House West Sussex
		The estate is the seat of the Dukes of Richmond, one of four ducal houses to be descended from the illegitimate children of King Charles II.
		The 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox, born in 1672, was the son of the King and his beautiful French mistress, Louise de Keroualle, whom he created Duchess of Portsmouth.
		The 9th Duke was especially famous for founding the Goodwood motor circuit, on the perimeter of the Goodwood wartime airfield.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housewsuss_good.htm (612 words)

	Lennox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Emily Lennox, born 1731, mar James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster [born 1722] and had issue.
		Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox, born 22nd Feb 1735 [NJ], succ 1750, died 1806.
		Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, succ 1819, died 1860.
	humphrysfamilytree.com /Royal/lennox.html (457 words)

	Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930 : electronic edition. : From Miles' Hill to Richmond ...
		The Duke of Richmond, as depicted by a cartoonist.
		Charles Lennox, fourth Duke of Richmond and Lennox, was born in England in 1764.
		The Duke's body was taken to Quebec, where on September 4 he was buried in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
	edrh.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca /default.asp?ID=s4.5 (1485 words)

	Richmond County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was named in honor of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and a principal secretary in William Pitt's second administration.
		He was a staunch friend of the American colonies and made a motion in the House of Lords that the colonies be granted their independence.
		The county seat was first called Richmond Court House but in 1784 a town was established there by the name of Rockingham.
	www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us /counties/richmond/rmhistry.html (119 words)

	The Duke of Wellington
		Concurrently he was appointed as Chief Secretary for Ireland by the Duke of Portland and worked with Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond who was the Lord-Lieutenant.
		Huskisson refused to vote with the government and resigned, precipitating the County Clare election that led ultimately to the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act on 13 April 1829.
		The Duke declined but suggested that the post should be offered to Sir Robert Peel who was in Italy.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/pms/wellington.html (1689 words)

	Charles Gordon Lennox Richmond
		RICHMOND, Charles Gordon Lennox, fourth Duke of, governor-general of Canada, born in 1764; died in Richmond, Lower Canada, 28 August, 1820.
		His father, Lieutenant-General Lord George Henry Lennox, was a grandson of the first Duke of Richmond.
		Charles Gordon-Lennox, the present Duke of Richmond, is his grandson.--His uncle, CHARLES LENNOX, third Duke of Richmond (1735-1806), was appointed in 1765 ambassador to France, in 1.766 was constituted chief secretary of state, and in 1782 master-general of the ordnance.
	www.famousamericans.net /charlesgordonlennoxrichmond (407 words)

	DO WELL AND LET THEM SAY: GORDON
		The Duke of Gordon, who was the chief of the clan, was usually styled "The Cock of the North".
		His wife, a daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, retired to a convent in Flanders, whereupon the Duke brought an action against her for restitution of conjugal rights.
		A strange contrast to Duke Alexander was his third brother, that Lord George Gordon who, beginning life in the Navy, and afterwards entering Parliament, acquired notoriety as an agitator and leader of the No-Popery Riots of 1780, afterwards becoming a Jew, and dying at last in Newgate Gaol.
	www.houseofgordon.com /HISTORY.html (5242 words)

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