Of interest…

The 10th Lord of Lalleford is Sir Robert Napier. He had a amassed his fortune through trading with Turkey. He is appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1602. Ten years later he is granted a Baronet (a hereditary knighthood) by King James. The following year he is elected Sheriff of London but refuses to take up the responsibility. He is fined 400 marks. Sir Robert dies in 1637 leaving a son and heir also Sir Robert who is a barrister of Gray's Inn. Three years later he is elected a Member of Parliament for Peterborough. Sir Robert sides with King Charles in the English Civil War and has his estates sequestered. Sir Robert yields to Parliament's will and has his estates returned. Sir Robert dies and Lalleford passes to his grandson Sir Robert Napier. He dies and Lalleford passes to his uncle Sir John Napier, a career politician who serves in the Cavalier Parliament until 1679. Sir John goes insane eventually dying leaving a son and heir Sir Theophilus. He serves as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1716. The 17th Lord of Lalleford is Francis Herne of Middlesex who sits in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1776. Francis serves as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1753. He sells Lalleford to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. His son also John is created Viscount Mountjoy (in the Isle of Wight), Earl of Windsor and Marquess of Bute. He is made a Fellow of the Royal Society (a self-governing fellowship of scientists, engineers and technologists.