William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon

[2] Returned as Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1812 until January 1826, he resigned his seat upon appointment as Assistant Clerk to the House of Lords, at an annual salary of £4,000,[1] and was pleased to assist his cousin, Viscount Courtenay, establish his right, in 1831, to the ancient family earldom before the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges.

[2] In 1843, British prime minister, Sir Robert Peel, asked him to chair a commission on Irish land tenure.

[4] Courtenay is known to have played in one first-class cricket match in 1797, scoring a single run in his two innings.

Lord Devon was succeeded in the family titles by his eldest son, who was appointed a Cabinet member and a Privy Counsellor.

and Revd Prebendary Henry Courtenay succeeded his nephew as 13th earl, while his fourth and youngest surviving son, Hon.