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     Sir James Somerville, 1st Bt. was the son of Thomas Somerville and Katherine King.¹ He married Elizabeth Quaile, daughter of William Quaile, on 2 February 1713.¹ He died on 16 August 1748.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dublin in 1729.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1736.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Somerville, of Somerville, co. Meath [Ireland] on 14 June 1748.¹

     Thomas Somerville was the son of Thomas Somerville and Joan Warnock.¹ He married Katherine King, daughter of James King.¹ He died on 23 July 1718.¹ His will (dated 20 July 1718) was proven (by probate) on 26 August 1718.¹
     He held the office of Alderman of Dublin.¹ He also had four daughters.¹

     Thomas Somerville was the son of James Somerville and Elizabeth Hamilton.¹ He married Joan Warnock, daughter of Thomas Warnock.¹ He died in 1669.¹
     He lived at Drumadown, County Fermanagh, Ireland^G.¹

     Maria Haraldsdotter was the daughter of Harald III Hardrade, King of Norway and Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev. She died in 1066.

     Hon. Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour was born on 25 August 1944.¹ He is the son of George Montague Black and Jean Elizabeth Riley.¹ He married, firstly, Shirley Gail Walters Hishon, daughter of Leonard Hishon, on 14 July 1978.¹ He and Shirley Gail Walters Hishon were divorced in 1992.¹ He married, secondly, Barbara Joan Estelle Amiel, daughter of Harold Amiel, on 21 July 1992.¹
     He was educated at Carleton University^G Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Laval University, Quebec, Canada^G, with a Licentiate in Laws (L.L.L.)¹ He graduated from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the Governor-General's Footguards between 1966 and 2000.¹ He wrote the book Duplesis, published 1977, which was revised in 1998 as Render Unto Casear.¹ He was a director of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1977.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Francis Xavier Univeristy^G in 1979.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada^G, in 1979.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by University of Windsor^G in 1979.¹ He was chairman and chief executive of Ravelston Corporation and Argus Corporation in 1979.¹ He was chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc in 1985.¹ He was a director of Brascan in 1986.¹ He was chairman of The Telegraph plc in 1987.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Carleton University^G in 1989.¹ He was a director of The Spectator Ltd in 1990.¹ He was a director of Canwest Global Communications Corporation.¹ He was awarded the Order of Canada (O.C.) in 1990.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Canada] in 1992.¹ He wrote the book A Life in Progess, published 1993, an autobiography.¹ He was a director of Sotheby's in 1997.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Gregory the Great (K.S.G.) in 2001.¹ He was created Baron Black of Crossharbour, of Crossharbour in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets [U.K. Life Peer] on 31 October 2001.¹

     James Somerville married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton.¹ He died in March 1642.¹
     He lived at Tullykilter, County Fermanagh, Ireland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Hamilton was the daughter of Thomas Hamilton.¹ She married James Somerville.¹ She died in 1665/66.¹
     Her married name became Somerville.¹

     Thomas Hamilton was born in 1610.
     He lived at Brimhill^G.¹

     Joan Warnock is the daughter of Thomas Warnock.¹ She married Thomas Somerville, son of James Somerville and Elizabeth Hamilton.¹
     Her married name became Somerville.¹

     Thomas Warnock lived at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland^G.¹