9 0 0 ) ▁( son ) ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁he ▁married ▁Marian ne ▁Sher ard , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Philip ▁Cast el ▁Sher ard , ▁ 9 th ▁Baron ▁Sher ard ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 8 8 6 ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Dev on ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁and ▁J P ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Major ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion , ▁Dev ons hire ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁former ▁Bour ch ier ▁man or ▁of ▁Hol ne ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁D art ▁to ▁Hon . ▁Richard ▁M ait land ▁Westen ra ▁Daw son ▁( 1 8 4 5 – 1 9 1 4 ), ▁ 3 rd ▁son ▁of ▁Richard ▁Daw son , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁D art rey . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁he ▁made ▁substantial ▁improvements ▁to ▁T aw stock ▁Court , ▁most ▁not ably ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁long ▁wings ▁extending ▁west wards , ▁forming ▁a ▁long ▁narrow ▁cour ty ard , ▁which ▁received ▁ter rac otta ▁m ull ioned ▁windows ▁and ▁dress ings , ▁probably ▁made ▁at ▁La uder ▁& ▁Smith ' s ▁Bar n st ap le ▁pot tery . ▁He ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁western ▁gate house ▁to ▁close ▁off ▁this ▁western ▁cour ty ard , ▁with ▁ter rac otta ▁dat estone ▁" 1 8 8