William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as

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from 1847 to 1851.

Background

Lascelles was the third son of

Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, slave plantation and other land owner, chiefly inherited art collector, and Member of Parliament. ...

and his wife Henrietta Sebright, daughter of

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Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet General Sir John Saunders Sebright, 6th Baronet (19 October 1725 – 23 February 1794) was the sixth Sebright Baronets, Sebright baronet, an officer in the British Army and a Member of Parliament. Sir John was a younger son of Sir Thomas Sebright, ...

. Edward Lascelles (1796–1839, Viscount Lascelles 1820–1839),

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Political career

Lascelles was returned to Parliament for East Looe in 1826, a seat he held until 1830. He was subsequently MP for

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from 1831 to 1832, for

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from 1837 to 1841 and from 1842 to 1847 and for

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from 1847 to 1851. In 1847 he was sworn of the

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and appointed

under

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, a post he held until his death in 1851.

Cricket

Lascelles played

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in 1818. He is recorded in one match for

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's XI, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1.

Family

Lascelles married Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (d. 1881), daughter of

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, on 14 May 1823. They had ten children: *Georgiana Caroline Lascelles (1826-1911), married Charles William Grenfell, a grandson of

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and had issue. *George Dacre Lascelles (1828-1829) *Henrietta Frances Lascelles (1830-1884), married

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and had issue. *Major Claude George William Lascelles (1831–1903), died unmarried. *Edwin Agar Lascelles (1833–1877), died unmarried. *Mary Louise Lascelles (c. 1835–1917), died unmarried. *Emma Elizabeth Lascelles (1838-1920), married

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, son 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. * Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles (1841–1920), married Mary Emma Olliffe and had issue. *

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Henry Arthur Lascelles (1842–1913), married Caroline Maria Gore, sister of

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and had issue, including Sir Francis William Lascelles. *Beatrice Blanche Lascelles (1844-1915), married

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. Lascelles died on 2 July 1851, aged 52. Lady Caroline Lascelles died in November 1881.

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