George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds, JP (18 September 1862 – 10 May 1927), styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Early life

He was the second and oldest surviving son of The 9th Duke of Leeds and his wife, The Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of The 4th Baron Rivers. Leeds was educated at

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and then at

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Career

He entered the

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, as Marquess of Carmarthen, in 1887, representing

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until December 1895, when he succeeded his father in his titles. In his first three years as Member of Parliament (MP), Lord Carmarthen was assistant secretary to The 1st Baron Knutsford. He served as

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in 1895 and 1896, and sat in the

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. Leeds was a

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for the North Riding of the County of

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. He was a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars and an honorary captain in the

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. Leeds commanded the Royal Yacht Squadron and was a naval aide-de-camp to the King. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Duke of Leeds was initiated into the fraternal society of the

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and was present in

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in August 1905 for the first massive ceremony organized by the A.O.D. The Duke was noted for his racing greyhounds. His gambling debts played a part in the sale of the family seat Hornby Castle by his heir.

Personal life

On 13 February 1884 he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, second daughter of The 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, and had by her, four daughters and one son. * Lady Gwendolen Fanny Godolphin Osborne (1885–1933), who married Algernon Gascoyne-Cecil (son of Lt.-Col. Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil) on 17 July 1923. * Lady Olga Katherine Godolphin Osborne (1886–1929) * Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne (1888–1946), who married The 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 21 November 1908. They had four children and three grandchildren. * Lady Moira Godolphin Osborne (1892–1976), who married The 1st Viscount Chandos. on 30 January 1920. They have four children. * John Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds (1901–1963), who married Irma de Malkhozouny on 27 March 1933 and they were divorced in 1948. He remarried

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on 21 December 1948 and they were divorced in 1955. They have one daughter. He remarried, again, Caroline Fleur Vatcher on 22 February 1955. Leeds died on 10 May 1927, aged sixty-four, and was buried on 14 May. He was succeeded in the peerage by his only son, John.

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