George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester
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George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester PC
(10 May 1807 – 14 February 1886), styled The Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a British
Conservative
politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household
in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. A long-standing MP, he was Father of the House of Commons from 1873 to 1874, when he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and took a seat in the House of Lords
.
, and Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
. His elder brother John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
, was also a Tory politician.
for Wenlock in 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years. He served in the first two Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby
as Comptroller of the Household
between February and December 1852 and from 1858 to 1859 and was admitted to the Privy Council
in 1852. In 1873 he became Father of the House of Commons as the longest-serving member of the House. The following year he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Forester and entered the House of Lords
.
, in 1862. They had no children. He died in February 1886, aged 78. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Reverend Orlando Weld-Forester
. Lady Forester died in March 1893. The Lady Foresters Convalescent Home in Llandudno
was opened in Lord Forester's honour in 1902.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(10 May 1807 – 14 February 1886), styled The Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a British
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. A long-standing MP, he was Father of the House of Commons from 1873 to 1874, when he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and took a seat in the House of Lords
House 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....
.
Background
Weld-Forester was the second son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron ForesterCecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester 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...
, and 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...
. His elder brother John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron 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:...
, was also a Tory politician.
Political career
Weld-Forester succeeded his brother as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Wenlock in 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years. He served in the first two Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
as Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
between February and December 1852 and from 1858 to 1859 and was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1852. In 1873 he became Father of the House of Commons as the longest-serving member of the House. The following year he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Forester and entered the House of Lords
House 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....
.
Personal life
Lord Forester married the Honourable Mary Anne Jervis, daughter of Edward Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent and widow of David Ochterlony Dyce SombreDavid Ochterlony Dyce Sombre
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre , also known as D. O. Dyce Sombre and David Dyce Sombre, was an Anglo-Indian held to be the first person of Asian descent to be elected to the British Parliament...
, in 1862. They had no children. He died in February 1886, aged 78. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Reverend Orlando Weld-Forester
Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester
Reverend Orlando Watkin Weld Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester , known until 1886 as the Honourable Orlando Weld-Forester, was a British peer and clergyman....
. Lady Forester died in March 1893. The Lady Foresters Convalescent Home in Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
was opened in Lord Forester's honour in 1902.