Master of the Staghounds

Master of the staghounds was a position in the British Royal Household created in 1738 and abolished in 1782.^[1] The office was responsible for the oversight and care of the Royal staghounds (dogs bred for hunting deer).

"Master of staghounds" was also a title or descriptive given to staghound masters on a more local level.^[2][3][4][5]

Masters of the Staghounds

• 1738: Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
• 1744: Lord Robert Manners-Sutton
• 1762: Vacant
• 1763: William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
• 1765: William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway
• 1770: William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex

References

1. Office-Holders in Modern Britain. Vol. 11 (Revised ed.). London: University of London. 2006. pp. 215–216. cited at "Hunting, sporting and gaming: The staghounds and harthounds". British History Online. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. Underhill, George Frederick (1903). The Master of Hounds. G. Richards. pp. 213-223. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
3. John Wooten. "Portrait of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) as Master of the Kings Staghounds in Windsor Forest". MyStudios.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
4. Fortescue, Hon. John. Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds (Appendix B)
5. Fortescue, John (1887). Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds.

See also

• Devon and Somerset Staghounds