David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ The Marquis of Anglesey, as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, made him his private secretary, and in 1829 made him Under Secretary of State for Ireland, with knighthood. Sir William Gosset is known as having been Sergeant-at-Arms to the House of Commons. He attained the rank of Major-General in the army, and died on 27th March 1848, aged sixty-six. ”

“ Having highly distinguished himself in his military education, he was enabled to enter the Royal Engineers; he served in Holland in 1799, and then in Ceylon. In 1813 he was Secretary to the Legation in the Barbary States under Lord Heytesbury. ”

“ He afterwards served in America, and was constantly engaged near New Orleans from 23d December 1814 to 7th January 1815, and at the attack on New Orleans on the 8th, when he was wounded in the head. He received the war medal with three clasps. He was appointed Barrack-Master of Cork, and married Maria Margaret, daughter of T. Driscoll, Esq., of Dublin.
(3.) Major-General William Driscoll Gosset is the son of Major John Noah Gosset. He entered the Royal Engineers on 20th June 1840, and became Colonel on 3d August 1872; he retired as Major-General on 24th September 1873. ”