Sir Cordell 3Bt. of Melford Hall (1711-1759), son of Sir Charles Firebrace and his wife Margaret (sister and co-heir of Sir John Cordell, 3rd Bt. of Melford Hall and by her who inherited the Melford Estate); matriculated Oxford, 9 May 1729; MP for Suffolk 1735-1739; married Bridget (see lot ) on 25 October 1737.