George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave

George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC (23 November 1751 – 22 October 1789) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1774 to 1780.

The Earl Waldegrave
Mezzotint of Waldegrave by Richard Earlom, c. 1784
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
In office
1774–1780
Preceded byAlexander Forrester
George Hay
Succeeded byViscount Trentham
Sir Archibald Macdonald
Personal details
Born
George Waldegrave

(1751-11-23)23 November 1751
Died22 October 1789(1789-10-22) (aged 37)
Spouse
(m. 1782; died 1789)
Children6
Parent(s)John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower
EducationEton College

Early life

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Waldegrave was born on 23 November 1751. He was the eldest son of the John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower.[1]

He was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1768.[2]

Career

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He purchased a Lieutenancy in 1773. On 16 May 1778 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards as a Captain-Lieutenant and on 4 October 1779, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the new 87th Regiment of Foot (until 1783).[3] In 1788 he was briefly made Colonel of the 63rd Regiment of Foot, transferring in 1789 to be Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, a position he held equally briefly before his death later that year.[4]

He inherited his father's titles in 1784.[2]

Personal life

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On 5 May 1782, Waldegrave married his first cousin, Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave and they had six children:[1]

Lord Waldegrave died on 22 October 1789 and was succeeded in his titles by his son, George who died aged nine in 1794 at which time the titles passed to his younger brother, John.[1]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4034.
  2. ^ a b Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 279.
  3. ^ Mackinnon, Daniel (1833). Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards. Vol. II. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 492–493.
  4. ^ "WALDEGRAVE, George, Visct. Chewton (1751–1789)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
17741780
With: George Hay 1774–1779
Viscount Trentham 1779–1780
Succeeded by
Military offices
New regiment Colonel of the 87th Regiment of Foot
1779–1783
Disbandment
Preceded by Colonel of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
1788–1789
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John Douglas
Colonel of the 14th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
1789
Succeeded by
George Hotham
Political offices
Preceded by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1782–1784
Succeeded by
Preceded by Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte
1784–1789
Vacant
Title next held by
The Earl Harcourt
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl Waldegrave
1784–1789
Succeeded by