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John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort


(b. Nov. 25, 1720, United Kingdom – d. Oct. 18, 1772, Lille, France )

Gender: M

John Proby (1720-1772), raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Carysfort in 1752, was a Whig Politician. He married the Hon. Elizabeth Allen (d. 1783) on 27 August 1750.

Also known as:

  • Lord Carysfort

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