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Lieutenant-Colonel George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney (25 December 1753 – 2 January 1802), was a British soldier and politician.
Rodney was the son of
Rodney was the son of Admiral
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George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the ...
, by his first wife Lady Jane Compton, daughter of the Honourable Charles Compton. His mother died when he was three years old. Rodney was a captain
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in the 3rd Foot Guards
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and a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army. In 1780 he was returned to Parliament for Northampton
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, a seat he held until 1784. In 1792 he entered the House of Lords on the death of his father and inherited Old Alresford House
Old Alresford House is an 18th-century Georgian country house in Old Alresford, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
It was built between 1749 and 1751 for George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Admiral Lord Rodney on a gent ...
, built by his father at Old Alresford, Hampshire.
Lord Rodney married Anne Harley, daughter of the Honourable Thomas Harley, in 1781. They had nine sons and one daughter. He died in January 1802, aged 48, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George. Lady Rodney died in April 1840, aged 80.
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