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Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston (1749–1825) was an English peer, landowner, and courtier.
Frederick Irby was born on 9 June 1749, the son of William Irby, 1st Baron Boston, and Albinia Selwyn. He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from Oxford University on 8 July 1763 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.), and from St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1769 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).[1][2]
He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston and 2nd Baron Boston, on 30 March 1775.
He married Christiana Methuen,[2] daughter of Paul Methuen and Catharine Cobb of Corsham Court, Wiltshire, on 15 May 1775.
They had thirteen children, including:
In 1778, Irby built a new mansion at his estate at Hedsor House, near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. An engraving of the manor, by his brother-in-law Archdeacon John Gooch, is now in the British Museum.[7]
An amateur etcher, Irby was invested as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 8 January 1778.[8]
In later life he was a courtier, holding the office of Lord of the Bedchamber to both George III and George IV, from 1780 until his death in 1825.[9] King George III was godfather to Irby’s oldest son and heir, George, at his baptism on 28 January 1778.[10]
Irby died on 23 March 1825, aged 75, at Lower Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London. His widow died on 9 May 1832.
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