Sackville George Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers and ''de jure'' 15th Baron Darcy de Knayth (14 September 1827 – 24 August 1888) was a British peer and soldier.

Early life

Lane-Fox was the eldest son of Lady Charlotte Osborne (d. 1836) and

Sackville Lane-Fox Sackville Walter Lane-Fox (24 March 1797 – 18 August 1874), was a British Conservative Party politician. Background Lane-Fox was the son of James Fox-Lane, of Bramham Park, West Yorkshire, by the Honourable Mary Lucy, daughter of George Pit ...

(1797–1874), a British Conservative Party politician. His younger brother, Charles Pierrepont Darcy Lane-Fox, was wounded at the

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while an officer in the

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. His father was the third son of

James Fox-Lane James Fox-Lane (August 1756 – 7 April 1821), known as James Fox until 1773, was an English landed gentleman, who represented Horsham in Parliament for six years. He was the oldest son of Sackville Fox of East Horsley, Surrey, and his wife Ann ...

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and Hon. Marcia Lucy Pitt (third daughter

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). His grandfather was a

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for

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and through his uncle William Lane-Fox and his wife, Lady Caroline Douglas (sister of

George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton (23 December 1789 – 31 March 1858), known as George Douglas until 1827, was a Scottish Tory politician. Douglas was the son of the Hon. John Douglas, second son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton. Hi ...

), he was a first cousin of

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. His mother was the only childhood-surviving daughter of the

George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, (21 July 1775 – 10 July 1838), styled Earl of Danby until 1789 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799, was a British peer and politician. He served as Master of the Horse between ...

and Lady Charlotte Townshend (eldest daughter of

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). His maternal uncle was

Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (21 May 1798 – 4 May 1859), styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1799 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1799 until 1838, was a British peer and politician. Early life Osborn ...

Career

On 7 August 1846, he became a

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by purchase in the

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and exchanged to the

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on 28 December 1849. He retired from the regiment in April 1850. He returned to the Army after the outbreak of the

. On 29 December 1854, he was commissioned an

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in the 21st Regiment of Foot. Lane-Fox served with the regiment at the Siege of Sevastopol, for which he later received the medal and clasp. He exchanged as a

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into the 87th Regiment of Foot on 22 July 1856 and retired from the regiment around June 1859. He was appointed a cornet in the

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on 24 May 1861, but retired from the regiment in September and became a lieutenant in the

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on 19 May 1863.

Titles and estates

In 1859, Lane-Fox had inherited the

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countship of Mértola and the baronies of Darcy de Knayth and

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from his maternal uncle (who died childless) the 7th Duke of Leeds. The Dukedom was inherited by the 7th Duke's cousin,

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(son of Lord Francis Osborne, his grandfather's younger brother).

Personal life

On 14 August 1860, Lord Conyers married Mary Curteis, daughter of Capt. Reginald Curteis and the former Frances Mary Reynolds (eldest daughter of Lawrence Reynolds of Paxton Hall). Together, they had three children: * The Hon. Sackville FitzRoy Henry (1861–1879), who died unmarried. * The Hon. Marcia Amelia Mary (1863–1926), who married Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough. * The Hon. Violet Ida Evelyn (1865–1929), who married

George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis GCStJ DL JP (24 June 1862 – 9 November 1952), known as George Herbert until 1891, was a British peer. Early life Herbert was born at Number 26, Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, and baptised at St G ...

. On Lord Conyers' death in 1888 his English baronies became

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between his two daughters; the barony of Conyers became granted to Marcia in 1892, and that of Darcy de Knayth became granted to his other daughter, Violet in 1903. His Portuguese countship passed to Marcia with immediate effect. His widow, Lady Conyers, died on 12 November 1921.

References

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