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"Who's Who."] _fa me_, Patience MCCLINTOCK, nee FOSTER, came of a family which showed in most of its branches a high level of ability, and had several distinguished members. Thus, reckoning relationships from her, we find her: _fa_, John William FOSTER, M.P. _fa bro_, Anthony FOSTER (d. 1778), M.P., Chief Baron of Exchequer, Ireland. _fa bro son_, John FOSTER, Baron ORIEL (1740-1828); Speaker of Irish House of Commons up to the time of the Union.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa bro son_, William FOSTER (d. 1797), D.D., Bishop successively of Cork, Kilmore, and Clogher. _fa bro son son_, John Leslie FOSTER (d. 1842), F.R.S., Irish Judge; M.P. for Dublin University, etc.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa bro son son_, Sir Augustus John FOSTER (1780-1848), Bart., P.C., M.P.; Minister to United States, Denmark, and Turin.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa bro son son son_, Vere Henry Lewis FOSTER (1819-1900), philanthropist and educationalist.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _bro_, Alfred Henry MCCLINTOCK (d. 1881), M.D., LL.D., President Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. _fa bro son_, John MCCLINTOCK, M.P. for Co. Louth for many years; created Baron RATHONDELL for long political services. _me fa_, Ven. George L. FLEURY, Archdeacon of Waterford. _me bro_, Rev. Charles Marley FLEURY, a celebrated preacher in Dublin. _son_, Henry Foster MCCLINTOCK, Assistant Private Secretary to Lord Stanley, Postmaster-General; served with Army Post-Office Corps in South Africa, and was mentioned in despatches. _son_, John William Leopold MCCLINTOCK, Commander Royal Navy; passed second into the "Britannia." _son_, Robert Singleton MCCLINTOCK, Brevet-Major R.E.; scholar at Charterhouse; served on Sir G. Willcocks' staff in the relief of Coomassie, 1900, and was mentioned in despatches. Sir Clements R. #MARKHAM# (b. 1830), K.C.B., F.R.S., President for many years of the Royal Geograph. Soc.; served in Arctic Expedition, 1850-1851; travelled in Peru, 1852-1854, bringing thence cinchona-bearing trees for cultivation in India; geographer to the Abyssinian Expedition; author and editor of numerous geographical works.--["Ency. Brit.," xxx. 544; "Who's Who."] _fa fa_, William MARKHAM (1760-1815), scholar; secretary to Warren Hastings in India. _fa bro son_, Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin MARKHAM (b. 1833), K.C.B., R.E., constant active service.--["Who's Who
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