George John Frederick West, Viscount Cantelupe (26 April 1814 – 25 June 1850), was a British politician. Styled Viscount Cantelupe from birth, he was the eldest son of

George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr, PC (26 October 1791 – 23 February 1869), styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician. Background Sackville-West was the son of John West, 4th Earl De ...

, by Lady Elizabeth Sackville, daughter of

John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, KG (25 March 174519 July 1799) was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. His mother was the former Lady Frances Leveson-Gower. He succeede ...

. He was the elder brother of Major-General

Charles Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr Major general (United Kingdom), Major-General Charles Richard Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr (13 November 1815 – 23 April 1873) was a British Army officer. He was a peer for the last years of his life, succeeding his father in 1869. De L ...

Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville (22 September 1820 – 1 October 1888), was a British peer and court official. Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Barones ...

Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville, GCMG (19 July 1827 – 3 September 1908), was a British diplomat. Background Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Sac ...

and

Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford VA (''née'' Sackville-West; 23 September 1818 – 22 April 1897) was the daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and his wife Lady Elizabeth Sackville. Early life She was baptised as Elizabeth West on 18 Oct ...

. He was educated at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

.thepeerage.com George John Frederick West, Viscount Cantelupe
/ref> Lord Cantelupe served in the

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, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1837 he was returned to Parliament for

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, a seat he held until 1840, and then represented

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until 1841. He died unmarried in June 1850, aged 36, predeceasing his father. His younger brother Charles eventually succeeded in the earldom.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantelupe, George West, Viscount 1814 births 1850 deaths British courtesy viscounts Heirs apparent who never acceded Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Helston UK MPs 1837–1841 Grenadier Guards officers