William Courtenay, tenth earl of Devon (1777-1859)
The son of Henry Reginald Courtenay, bishop of Exeter; educated at Westminster, Christ
Church, Oxford, and Lincoln's Inn, he was a Tory MP for Exeter (1812-26), master in
chancery, and his steward of Oxford University (1838-59).
The son of Henry Reginald Courtenay, bishop of Exeter; educated at Westminster, Christ
Church, Oxford, and Lincoln's Inn, he was a Tory MP for Exeter (1812-26), master in
chancery, and his steward of Oxford University (1838-59).