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George James Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow GCB (12 December 1758 – 16 April 1842), was a British peer and soldier. Ludlow was the younger son of

Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow PC (21 April 1730 – 26 October 1803), known as The Lord Ludlow between 1755 and 1760, was a British politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1782 to 1784. Background Ludlow was the son of Pe ...

, by Lady Frances, daughter of Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.

Military service

At the end of Ludlow's service during the American Revolution, he became involved in the Asgill Affair and was a close friend of the victim, who was chosen by lot to go to the gallows. He did all he could to help his friend. Serving in the

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, he rose to Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards 21 August 1795, and Major General 18 June 1798. In 1801 he served under Abercromby and Hely-Hutchinson in the Egyptian Campaign commanding the Guards Brigade, seeing action at

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, and Alexandria (Canope). He was made Lieutenant General on 30 October 1805. In August 1807 he commanded the 3rd Division in the Copenhagen Campaign under Lord Cathcart. Ludlow was promoted General in June 1814. He was a Regimental Colonel in turn of the 96th Regiment of Foot, the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and the Scots Fusiliers. Courthope, William (editor
''Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Twenty-Second Edition''. London: J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838.
/ref> He succeeded his elder brother Augustus in the earldom in 1811. As this was an

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it did not entitle him to a seat in the

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. However, in 1831 he was created Baron Ludlow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which enabled him to take a seat in the upper chamber of parliament. Lord Ludlow died in April 1842, aged 83. He was unmarried and all his titles became extinct on his death.

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