George John Frederick West, Viscount Cantelupe (26 April 1814 – 25 June 1850), was a British politician.
Styled Viscount Cantelupe from birth, he was the eldest son of
George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr, PC (26 October 1791 – 23 February 1869), styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician.
Background
Sackville-West was the son of John West, 4th Earl De La ...
, by
Lady Elizabeth Sackville, daughter of
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, KG (25 March 174519 July 1799) was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. His mother was the former Lady Frances Leveson-Gower. He succeede ...
. He was the elder brother of
Major-General
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Charles Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr
Major-General Charles Richard Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr (13 November 1815 – 23 April 1873), styled Lord West following the untimely death of his elder brother thus between 1850 and 1869, was a British soldier officer, rising to Major- ...
,
Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville
Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville (22 September 1820 – 1 October 1888), was a British peer and court official.
Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness B ...
,
Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville
Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville, GCMG (19 July 1827 – 3 September 1908), was a British diplomat.
Background
Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Sackv ...
and
Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford
Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford VA (''née'' Sackville-West; 23 September 1818 – 22 April 1897) was born the daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and his wife Lady Elizabeth Sackville.
Early life
She was baptised as Elizabeth West on 1 ...
. He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
.
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Lord Cantelupe served in the Grenadier Guards
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, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1837 he was returned to Parliament for Helston
Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map shee ...
, a seat he held until 1840, and then represented Lewes
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...
until 1841. He died unmarried in June 1850, aged 36, predeceasing his father. His younger brother Charles eventually succeeded in the earldom.
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1814 births
1850 deaths
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Heirs apparent who never acceded
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Helston
UK MPs 1837–1841
Grenadier Guards officers