George Ives Irby, 4th Baron Boston (14 September 1802 – 22 December 1869) was an English peer and landowner.

Early life

George Ives Irby was born on 14 September 1802. He was the son of

George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston Major George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston (27 December 1777 – 12 March 1856) was an English peer and landowner. Early life George Irby was born on 9 June 1749 at Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London. For his baptism on 28 January 1778, his sponsor was ...

and Rachel Ives Drake. Among his siblings were Hon. Charlotte Isabella Irby, Hon. Rachel Emily Irby, Hon. Frances Matilda Irby, Hon. Frederica Maria Louisa Irby, Hon. Georgina Albinia Irby, Hon. Catherine Cecilia Irby, Hon. William Drake Irby, Hon. Augustus Anthony Frederick Irby, and Rev. Hon. Llewellyn Charles Robert Irby. His paternal grandparents were

Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, FSA (9 June 1749 – 23 March 1825) was an English peer, landowner, and courtier. Early life Frederick Irby was born on 9 June 1749. He was the eldest son of William Irby, 1 ...

and Christian Methuen (sister of

Paul Cobb Methuen Paul Cobb Methuen (15 June 1752 – 15 September 1816) was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Paul Methuen of Corsham, Wilshire and Christian née Cobb and educated at University College, Oxford (1769). He was member of parl ...

, both children of Paul Methuen of

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, MP for Westbury,

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, and

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). His father was a first cousin of

Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (21 June 1779 – 14 September 1849), was a British Whig politician who was raised to the peerage in 1838. Biography Methuen was the son of Paul Cobb Methuen of Corsham, Wiltshire, and his wife Matilda (née Go ...

. His maternal grandparents were William Drake, MP for

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, and Rachel Elizabeth Ives (a daughter of Jeremiah Ives, of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

). Between 1814 and 1817, he was educated at

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

. He matriculated at

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on 1 February 1821, graduating in 1824 with a

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Career

Upon the death of his father on 12 March 1856, he succeeded as the 4th

Baron Boston Baron Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for the court official and former Member of Parliament, Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet. He had earlier represented Launceston ...

, of

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in the

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, as well as the 5th Baronet Irby, of

Whaplode __NOTOC__ Whaplode is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is just west of the Prime Meridian. The parish includes the village of Whaplode Drove, and the hamlets of Shepeau Stow, Dowsdale, Whapl ...

and

Boston, Lincolnshire Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east of Nottingham and north-east of Peterborough. The town had a population of 45,339 at ...

in the

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. The seats of the Barons Boston were Hedsor Lodge, near

Maidenhead Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Thames, which at this point forms the border with Buckinghamshire. In the 2021 Census, ...

; The Grange, Hitcham, near Maidenhead;

Llanidan Llanidan is a community in the south of Anglesey, Wales which includes the village of Brynsiencyn (). The parish is along the Menai Strait, about 4 miles north-east of Caernarfon (across the strait). The parish church of St Nidan is near the A ...

Hall, near Carnarvon; and Porthamel,

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Personal life

On 25 January 1830, he married Fanny Elizabeth Hopkins-Northey (d. 1860), daughter of William Richard Hopkins-Northey and Anne Elizabeth Fortescue. Before her death in 1860, they were the parents of: * Hon. Rachel Fanny Anne Irby (1831–1909), who married

Augustus Arthur Vansittart Augustus Arthur Vansittart (24 July 1824 – 17 April 1882)The Guardian, Apr. 26, 1882 was an English scholar. Life He was the son of George Henry Vansittart of Bisham Abbey—his father predeceased his birth—and his widow Anna Maria, daughter ...

, son of

George Henry Vansittart General George Henry Vansittart (16 July 1768 – 4 February 1824) was a British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Life He was the eldest son of George Vansittart, M.P., of Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, by Sarah, daughter of the Rev. Sir Jame ...

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and Anna Maria Copson (daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Copson of Sheppey Hall), in 1857. * Florance George Henry Irby, 5th Baron Boston (1837–1877), who married Hon. Augusta Caroline Saumarez, second daughter of

John Saumarez, 3rd Baron de Saumarez Colonel John St Vincent Saumarez, 3rd Baron de Saumarez (28 May 1806 – 8 January 1891) was a British soldier and artist. Early life John St. Vincent Saumarez was born on 28 May 1806. He was the third son of Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de ...

and Caroline Esther Rhodes, in 1859. * Hon. Alice Frederica Irby (1839–1896), who married

John Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm of Poltalloch Lieutenant-Colonel John Wingfield Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm of Poltalloch, (16 April 1833 – 6 March 1902) was a British soldier and Conservative politician. Background and education Malcolm was the son of John Malcolm, 14th feudal baron of P ...

, son of John Malcolm, 14th of Poltalloch,

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, and Isabella Harriet Wingfield (a daughter of John Wingfield), in 1861. On 20 July 1861 at

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, he married his son's sister-in-law, Hon. Caroline ''Amelia'' Saumarez, eldest daughter of

and, his first wife, Caroline Esther Rhodes (daughter of William Rhodes of Kirskill Hall,

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, and

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Hall, Yorkshire). Together, they were the parents of: * Hon. Maud Caroline Irby (1862–1873), who died young. * Hon. Dorothy Gwenddolen Irby (1865–1865), who died young. Lord Boston died on 22 December 1869, at age 67, at 12

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, London. His will was proven, by probate, the following year on 6 May 1870, at under £35,000. He was succeeded in the barony by his only son, Florance. After his death in 1869, his widow, the dowager Baroness Boston, became a nun at

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, London, of which she was the principal benefactor. She took the religious name of Mother Mary Caroline of the Benedictine Community of the Compassion of Jesus.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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, 2003, vol. 1, p. 448.

References

External links

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