Pelican, Newbury, on the way to London. A stir in the Inn yard led to their being told that a man was going to sell his wife, and they are leading her up with a halter around her neck. They went to see. The Duke was smitten with her beauty and patient acquiescence in a process which would (as then supposed) free her from a harsh and ill-conditioned husband. He bought her, and subsequently married her (at Keith's Chapel) Christmas Day, 1744. Anne died in 1759, without male issue, and Chandos married for a third time in 1767 to Elizabeth Major (1731–1813), daughter of Sir John Major, 1st Baronet. References 2 Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Brydges, Henry 1708 births 1771 deaths British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 Henry People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People from Stanmore People from Shaw-cum-Donnington Lords of the Manor of Totteridge Freemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of England Grand Masters of the Premier Grand Lodge of England