OBITUARY.

Southland Times, Issue 1192, 7 January 1870, Page 3

OBITUARY.

Peabodt, Geoege, a descendant of the Pilgrim Fathers, of a family formerly settled in Leicestershire, was born at Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S., 18th February, 1795. His father was in business, and the son was apprenticed t& a grocer at Danvers. In 1812 hewas.in.partnership with Ms uncle, John Peabody, at Georgetown, and at the same time rsaw active service as a volunteer at . Fort "Washington. Having been for some years a successful merchant, in partnership with Mr Kiggs, at Baltimore, and with branch houses at Philadelphia and New York, he came to England in 1837, and established himself as a merchant and money broker in 1843. In this capacity his name has been a guarantee for many monetary transactions on the part of more than one of the United , States ; and in 1848 he largely contributed towards the restoration of the credit of Maryland. Mr Peabody supplied at his own cost the arranging and -garnishing of the- U.S. department at the great Exhibition of 1851, and he contributed to the expense of the American expedition fitted out under Dr. Kane to explore the Arctic regions for Sir John Franklin in 1 852. He founded at Danvers, U.S., at the cost of £25,000, an institution which bears his name, and has given upwards of £100,000 towards a similar institution in Maryland. On retiring from business with a large fortune in 1862, he^ in a letter dated 12th March, presented the City of London with the munificent sum of £150,000, to be applied to the purpose of benefiting the i working classes by the erection of comfortable "and convenient lodginghouses, and gave for the same purposes act additional £150,000 in Feb. 1866. The first block of buildings in Spitalfields, known as the Peabody Dwellings, was opened in 1864. He presented to Harvard University 150,000 dollars to establish a museum, and professorship of American archaeology and ethnology in Oct. 1866, and the United States Congress passed a vote of thanks to him for his gifts to the people in March, 1867; Westminster, 2nd Marq. of (Utd. Kgdm.) Creat. 1831 ; Earl.Grosvenor and Visct. Belgrave, 1784; Baron Groavenor, 1761; Bart, 1662; Privy Councillor, 1850 ; K.G., 1857. — Richard Grosvenor, son of the Ist marq., by the only surviving dau. and heir of Thomas, Ist Earl of Wilton. Born at Milbank House, Westminster. 1795 ; mar. 1819, the 2nd dau. of the Ist Duke of Sutherland (she waa born 1797, and is author of Narrative of a Yacht Voyage in the Mediterranean during 1840-41) ; succeeded his father in 1845 ; educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818 ; appointed lord-lieut. of Cheshire in 1845 ; was lord steward of the household from March 1850 to Feb. 1852 ; was M.P. for Chester from 1818 to 1830, and for North Cheshire from 1832 to 1835 ; is patrou of 8 livings. The Ist earl was'

20th in descent from Gilbert le Grosvenor, who accompanied William the Conqueror to England. The Marquis's son, Hugh Lupus, Earl Grosvenor, succeeds to the title. He was born at Eaton 1825 ; mar. 1852, Lady Constance Gertrude, youngest dau. of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland (she was born 1834) ; educated at Balliol College, Oxford ; elected M.P. for Chester Jan., 1847 ; appointed capt. Cheshire yeomanry cavalry in 1847 ; lieut.-col. Queen's rifle volunteers (22nd Middlesex) 1860, commandant 1861.