Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH, PC (12 February 1781 – 26 October 1839) was an

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soldier, courtier and

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politician. He served as

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from 1812 to 1830.

Background

Beresford was the fourth son of

George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800) was an Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789. Beresford was the eldest son of Marcus Ber ...

, by his wife Elizabeth Monck, daughter of Henry Monck.

Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford Henry de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford KP, PC (Ire) (23 May 1772 – 16 July 1826) styled Lord Le Poer from 1783 until 1789 and Earl of Tyrone from 1789 to 1800, was an Irish peer. Beresford entered the Irish House of Commons for ...

and

Lord John Beresford Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (22 November 1773 – 18 July 1862) was an Anglican archbishop and Primate. Background Born at Tyrone House, Dublin, he was the second surviving son of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterfor ...

were his elder brothers and Lord Beresford and Sir John Beresford his half-brothers.General Rt. Hon. Lord George Thomas Beresford
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Military career

Beresford was appointed a cornet in the

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in April 1794, a lieutenant in the 111th Regiment of Foot in July 1794 and a captain in the 124th Regiment of Foot on 24 September 1794, from which he exchanged into the 88th Regiment of Foot on 29 July 1796. As a captain he served two years and eight months in the East Indies. He was promoted to the majority of the

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on 3 December 1800 and to the lieutenant-colonelcy of

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on 24 September 1803, from which he was removed to the

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on 16 August 1804 and then to the

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on 30 July 1807. He was granted brevet rank as a colonel on 1 January 1812 and promoted to major-general 4 June 1814.

Political career

Beresford was returned to parliament for Londonderry in 1802. In 1812 he was returned for

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, sworn of the

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and appointed

under

Lord Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secret ...

. In 1814 he was elected to parliament for

County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...

. He did not sit in parliament between 1826 and 1830 but nonetheless continued as Comptroller of the Household. He was once again returned to parliament for County Waterford in March 1830 and remained as Comptroller of the Household until the Whigs came to power under Lord Grey in late 1830. He continued to represent County Waterford in parliament until the 1831 general election.

Family

Beresford married Harriet Schutz, daughter of John Bacon Schutz, of Gillingham Hall,

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, on 22 November 1808. They had three daughters: *Elizabeth Harriet Georgina (1810–1889), married Admiral

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. *Harriet Susan Isabella (d. 1859), married George Dunbar, MP for

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. *Caroline Susan Catherine (d. 1866), married Hon. Edward Kenyon, of Maesfen,

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. Beresford died in October 1839, aged 58. Lady George Beresford died in April 1860.

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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922)