Edward Onslow was a British nobleman, the younger son of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow

George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow

George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow PC , known as The Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician....

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Onslow was educated at Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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, matriculating in 1774. He briefly sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Aldborough

Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1780.

In 1781, Onslow was involved in a homosexual scandal, and was forced to resign his seat in Parliament (by accepting the Stewardship of East Hendred) and flee to France

France

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On 7 March 1783, he married Marie Rosalie de Bourdeilles de Brantôme (d. 1842); one of their sons was George Onslow, the classical composer. Marie was possessed of a considerable dowry, and Onslow spent the rest of his life as a country gentleman in France.