Master of the Staghounds explained

Master of the Staghounds was a position in the British Royal Household created in 1738 and abolished in 1782.^[1] The office was responsible for the oversight and care of the Royal staghounds (dogs bred for hunting deer).

"Master of Staghounds" was also a title or descriptive given to staghound masters on a more local level.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Masters of the Staghounds

• 1738: Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
• 1744: Lord Robert Manners-Sutton
• 1762: Vacant
• 1763: William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
• 1765: William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway
• 1770: William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex

See also

• Devon and Somerset Staghounds

Notes and References

1. Book: Office-Holders in Modern Britain . 11 . Revised . 2006 . University of London . London . 215–216. cited at Web site: Hunting, sporting and gaming: The staghounds and harthounds . British History Online . January 29, 2015.
2. Book: Underhill, George Frederick . The Master of Hounds . January 29, 2015 . 1903 . G. Richards . 213-223.
3. Web site: Portrait of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) as Master of the Kings Staghounds in Windsor Forest . John Wooten . MyStudios.com . January 29, 2015.
4. Fortescue, Hon. John. Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds (Appendix B)
5. Book: Fortescue, John . Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds . 1887.