George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC (23 November 1751 – 22 October 1789) was a

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officer and politician who sat in the

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from 1774 to 1780.

Early life

Waldegrave was born on 23 November 1751. He was the eldest son of the

John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave General (United Kingdom), General John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier. Career Waldegrave was the youngest son of the James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldeg ...

and Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower. He was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1768.Alison Weir, ''Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy'' (

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, 1999), page 279.

Career

He purchased a Lieutenancy in 1773. On 16 May 1778 he transferred to the

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as a

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and on 4 October 1779, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the new 87th Regiment of Foot (until 1783). In 1788 he was briefly made Colonel of the 63rd Regiment of Foot, transferring in 1789 to be Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, a position he held equally briefly before his death later that year. He inherited his father's titles in 1784.

Personal life

On 5 May 1782, Waldegrave married his

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, Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave and they had six children: * Lady Maria Wilhelmina Waldegrave (1783–1805), who married Nathaniel Micklethwaite. Had issue, a daughter, Charlotte. * George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Waldegrave (1784–1794), died at the age of nine. * John Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave (1785–1846), a Lieutenant-Colonel who married Anne King, by whom he had issue. * Hon. Edward William Waldegrave (1787–1809), a Lieutenant who drowned at sea. * William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave (1788–1859), a Vice-Admiral who married Elizabeth Whitbread. After her death, he married Sarah Whitear. * Lady Charlotte Waldegrave (1789-1790), born posthumously but died young. Lord Waldegrave died on 22 October 1789 and was succeeded in his titles by his son, George who died aged nine in 1794 at which time the titles passed to his younger brother,

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.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4034.

Ancestry

References

External links

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, - 1751 births 1789 deaths People from Mendip District People from Somerset People educated at Eton College 63rd Regiment of Foot officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Newcastle-under-Lyme British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1784–1790 Coldstream Guards officers Earls Waldegrave Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Scots Guards officers George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave West Yorkshire Regiment officers {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub