George Lane-Fox (4 May 1793 – 15 November 1848), of Bramham Park, Yorkshire, was a British landowner and Tory politician.

George Lane-Fox
Member of Parliament for Beverley
In office
1837–1840
Serving with James Hogg
Preceded byHenry Burton
James Hogg
Succeeded byJames Hogg
Sackville Lane-Fox
In office
1820–1826
Serving with John Wharton
Preceded byJohn Wharton
Robert Christie Burton
Succeeded byJohn Stewart
Charles Harrison Batley
Personal details
Born(1793-05-04)4 May 1793
Died15 November 1848(1848-11-15) (aged 55)
Spouse
Georgiana Henrietta Buckley
(m. 1814; died 1848)
RelationsGeorge Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers (grandfather)
Children3
Parent(s)James Fox-Lane
Hon. Mary Lucy Pitt
EducationWestminster School
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge

Early life

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Lane-Fox was born on 4 May 1793. He was the eldest son of James Fox-Lane, of Bramham Park, Yorkshire, by the Hon. Mary Lucy Pitt, daughter of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers. He was the brother of Sackville Lane-Fox and the uncle of Sackville Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers, and Augustus Pitt Rivers.[1]

He was educated at Westminster before matriculating at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1811.[2]

Career

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Bramham Park, Yorkshire.

His wealthy, but profligate, father James, a friend of George IV when he was the Prince of Wales, had inherited the extensive Bramham estate near Wetherby in 1773 from his uncle, the 1st Baron Bingley, and served as an inconspicuous Member for Horsham in Parliament. After his father's death in 1821, George became addicted to horse racing and "gambled away half his fortune" within a few months.[2] After Bramham Hall was severely damaged by fire in 1828, he moved to Bowcliffe Hall.

Lane-Fox was returned to parliament for Beverley in 1820, a seat he held until 1826 and again between 1837 and 1840.[2] His brother Sackville succeeded him in 1840.[3]

Personal life

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On 20 September 1814, Lane-Fox was married to Georgiana Henrietta Buckley (1874–1894), a "society figure of dubious virtue" who was a daughter of Edward Pery Buckley, of Minestead Lodge, Hampshire,[4] and the former Lady Georgiana West (a daughter of the 2nd Earl De La Warr) who had been a Lady of the Bedchamber to the royal princesses. Together, they had one son and two daughters, including:[1]

By early 1824, Lane-Fox and his wife were separated, but he sought a reconciliation two years later. Nevertheless, by the late 1820s, his wife "had a 'notorious' and indiscreet affair" with George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, who abandoned her in 1830 to marry Anne Weld Forester (a granddaughter of the 4th Duke of Rutland).[citation needed]

Lane-Fox died in November 1848, aged 55.[1]

Descendants

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Through his son George, he was the great-grandfather of George Lane-Fox, 1st Baron Bingley.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 29.
  2. ^ a b c Casey, Martin. "LANE FOX, George (1793-1848), of Bramham Park, nr. Tadcaster, Yorks". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  4. ^ "Georgiana Henrietta Lane Fox (née Buckley)". www.lordbyron.org. Lord Byron and his Times. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Beverley
1820–1826
With: John Wharton
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Beverley
1837–1840
With: James Hogg
Succeeded by