Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a

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, slave plantation and other land owner, chiefly inherited art collector, and

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Early life and politics

Harewood was the second son of

Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740 – 3 April 1820) was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament. He was the son of Edward Lascelles, a senior customs official in Barbados, hims ...

, and Anne Chaloner. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1796, a seat he held until the 1807 Yorkshire election and again from 1812 to 1818, and also represented Westbury from 1807 to 1812 and

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from 1818 to 1820. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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. Between 1819 and 1841 he also served as

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. According to the '' Legacies of British Slave-Ownership'' at the

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, Harewood was awarded a payment as a slave trader in the aftermath of the

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with the

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. The British Government took out a £15 million loan (worth £ in ) with interest from

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and

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which was subsequently paid off by the British taxpayers (ending in 2015). Harewood was associated with six different claims, he owned 1277 slaves in

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and

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and received a £26,307 payment at the time (worth £ in ).

Marriage and issue

Lord Harewood married Henrietta Sebright (d. 15 February 1840), daughter of

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, on 3 September 1794. They had eleven children: *Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (18 Jul 1796 – 7 Dec 1839), married (1) Ann Elizabeth Rosser, (2) Philippine Munster and died without issue. *

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(11 Jun 1797 – 22 Feb 1857) *

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(29 Oct 1798 – 2 Jul 1851) * Edwin Lascelles (1799 – 25 Apr 1865), died unmarried. *Francis Lascelles (12 Feb 1801 – 2 Feb 1814) * Lady Harriet Lascelles (19 Jun 1802 – 1 Jan 1889), married

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, and had issue. *Frederick Lascelles (1803 – 13 Oct 1823) *Lady Frances Anne Lascelles ( 2 Jun 1804 – 7 Dec 1855), married John Thomas Hope, son of General Sir Alexander Hope and had issue. *Arthur Lascelles (23 Jan 1807 – 19 Jul 1880), married Caroline Frances Brooke, daughter of Richard Brooke, 6th Baronet and had issue. *Lady

Emma Lascelles Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...

(16 Mar 1809 – 8 Feb 1865), married

Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (9 July 1799 – 19 November 1888) was a British Whig politician. He was an active supporter of the Royal Agricultural Society of England from its commencement in 1838, and served as president in 1846 ...

and had issue. *Lady Louisa Lascelles (10 Sep 1812 – 10 Mar 1886), married Lord George Henry Cavendish, younger brother of

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, (27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891), styled as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and known as Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was a British landowner, benefactor, nobleman, ...

, and had issue. His wife is mentioned in Mansfield Park, by

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, in a letter from Mary Crawford to Fanny Price while Fanny is staying with her mother and father in Portsmouth: "I was there, two years ago, when Lady Lascelles had it, and I prefer it over any other house in London." (She is talking about a house in Wimpole Street.)

Notes

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

External links

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2 British slave owners Recipients of payments from the Slavery Abolition Act 1833