Hon. Sir George Sulyarde Stafford-Jerningham KCH CB (17 February 1806 – 18 May 1874), was an English career diplomat who served as the British Minister to Sweden from 1859 to 1872.

Early life

George Sulyarde Jerningham was born on 17 February 1806. He was the third son of

George Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford George William Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford (27 April 1771 – 4 October 1851), known as Sir George William Jerningham, 7th Baronet from 1809 to 1824, was a British peer who, in 1824, successfully obtained a reversal of the attainder ...

and, his first wife, the former Hon. Frances Henrietta Sulyarde. After his parents marriage, they lived at Haughley Hall until 1809 when his father inherited his grandfather's title and estate and they moved to the Jerningham family seat of Costessey Hall. From 1826 to 1836, his father J. C. Buckler built a Gothic castle at Costessey which was several times larger than the original Tudor hall. In 1824, his father managed to obtain a reversal of the

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of the barony of Stafford (the attainder had been imposed on his ancestor William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford and 1st Baron Stafford in 1680). At the same time, the family assumed the additional surname of Stafford by Royal licence.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Among his siblings were the Hon. Charlotte Stafford-Jerningham (wife of

Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat and 1st Baron Lovat, KT (17 June 1802 – 28 June 1875) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the 21st Chief ''MacShimidh'' of the Clan Fraser of Lovat, succeeding the notorious Jacobite Simon Fraser, 11th L ...

Henry Stafford-Jerningham, 9th Baron Stafford Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham, 9th Baron Stafford DL (2 January 1802 – 30 November 1884), known as Henry Jerningham until 1824 and styled The Honourable Henry Stafford-Jerningham between 1824 and 1851, was a British peer and politician ...

, a

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for

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, Hon. Edward Stafford-Jerningham (whose sons inherited the barony), Hon. Charles Stafford-Jerningham, a Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards, the Hon. Maria Stafford-Jerningham (wife of Robert Edward Petre MP and nephew of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk), Hon. William George Stafford-Jerningham, the Minister Resident at Lima, and Hon. Francis Hugh Joseph Stafford-Jerningham.

Career

Jerningham was attached to the Embassies at St Petersburg and

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in 1826, was appointed a paid

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at the Hague in 1832, and Secretary of Legation in 1833, was Chargé d'Affaires there until 1838, when he was sent as Secretary of Legation to

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

, where he was Chargé d'Affaires in 1838; he was subsequently Secretary of Legation and Chargé d'Affaires at

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

, Secretary of the Embassy at the

Ottoman Porte The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( ota, باب عالی, Bāb-ı Ālī or ''Babıali'', from ar, باب, bāb, gate and , , ), was a synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire. History The name ...

and at

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, where he acted on several occasions as Chargé d’Affaires. He was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

in November 1853, but did not proceed to his destination. In 1854, he was sent in similar capacity to

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...

(also known as Stuttgart), and to Stockholm in 1859, serving until 1872. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Order and was appointed

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Personal life

Jerningham died, unmarried, on 18 May 1874 at age 68.

References

External links

Jerningham, George Sulyarde Stafford (1806-1874) Diplomat
at the National Archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerningham, Sir George Stafford 1806 births 1874 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Younger sons of barons Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain