George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers
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George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers (16 July 1810 – 28 April 1866), was a British peer and politician.
was the husband of the Honourable Louisa Pitt, daughter of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
.
. Initially a Tory, he served as a Lord-in-Waiting
under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846. He was later a Lord-in-Waiting in Lord Aberdeen's
coalition government from 1853 to 1855 and in the Whig administrations of Lord Palmerston
and Lord Russell
from 1855 to 1858 and again from 1859 to 1866.
, in 1833. They had four sons and eight daughters. He died in April 1866, aged 55, and was succeeded in the barony by his fourth but only surviving son, Henry.
Background
Born George Beckford, Lord Rivers was the son of Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Rivers. His grandfather Sir Peter BeckfordPeter Beckford (hunter)
Sir Peter Beckford , was one of 18th-century English peerage; he was a huntsman, a writer and the patron of the well-known Classical composer, pianist Muzio Clementi...
was the husband of the Honourable Louisa Pitt, daughter of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers was a British diplomat and politician.-Background and education:He born in Geneva, the eldest son of George Pitt of Stratfieldsaye, Hampshire and his wife Mary Louise Bernier from Strasbourg. General Sir William Augustus Pitt was his younger brother...
.
Political career
Lord Rivers succeeded in the barony on the death of his father in 1831 and took his seat in the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. Initially a Tory, he served as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846. He was later a Lord-in-Waiting in Lord Aberdeen's
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...
coalition government from 1853 to 1855 and in the Whig administrations of Lord Palmerston
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC , known popularly as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century...
and Lord Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....
from 1855 to 1858 and again from 1859 to 1866.
Family
Lord Rivers married Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl GranvilleGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville GCB PC , known as Lord Granville Leveson-Gower from 1786 to 1814 and as the Viscount Granville from 1814 to 1833, was a British Whig statesman and diplomat....
, in 1833. They had four sons and eight daughters. He died in April 1866, aged 55, and was succeeded in the barony by his fourth but only surviving son, Henry.