Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
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Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (7 April 1767 – 23 May 1828) was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Born Cecil Forester, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting Willey Park
from his cousin George Forester
. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Wenlock in 1790, a seat he held until 1820. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Forester, of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire.
Lord Forester married Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
, in 1800. He died in May 1828, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John George Weld-Forester
. Lady Forester died in 1829. His descendants would later be in the British succession to the throne through Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
, The wife of his Great-Grandson, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Born Cecil Forester, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting Willey Park
Willey, Shropshire
Willey is a small village south west of the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, within the civil parish of Barrow. It is made up of about 4 farms and the majority of land is owned and leased by the Forrester family...
from his cousin George Forester
George Forester
George Forester was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock on several occasions between 1758 and 1785....
. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Wenlock in 1790, a seat he held until 1820. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Forester, of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire.
Lord Forester married Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland KG, PC was a British politician and nobleman, the eldest legitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby...
, in 1800. He died in May 1828, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John George Weld-Forester
John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
John George Weld Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester PC , was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.-Background:...
. Lady Forester died in 1829. His descendants would later be in the British succession to the throne through Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...
, The wife of his Great-Grandson, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood KG GCVO DSO TD , styled The Hon. Henry Lascelles before 1892 and Viscount Lascelles between 1892 and 1929, was the son of the 5th Earl of Harewood and Lady Florence Bridgeman.Lascelles was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards and commanded the...