John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort
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John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort KB
PC (25 November 1720 – 18 October 1772) was a British
Whig politician.
Carysfort was the son of John Proby
, of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire
, and his wife Jane, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
. He was returned to Parliament for Stamford
in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, and then represented Huntingdonshire
from 1754 to 1768. Carysfort served as a Lord of the Admiralty under the Duke of Devonshire
in 1757 and under George Grenville
from 1763 to 1765. In 1752 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Baron Carysfort, of Carysfort in the County of Wicklow, and in 1758 he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. In 1761 he was further honoured when he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath
.
Lord Carysfort married the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen, in 1750. He died in October 1772, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son John
, who was created Earl of Carysfort
in 1789. Lady Carysfort died in March 1783, aged 60.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
PC (25 November 1720 – 18 October 1772) was a British
United Kingdom
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Whig politician.
Carysfort was the son of John Proby
John Proby (d. 1762)
John Proby , was a British Member of Parliament.Proby was the son of William Proby, Governor of Fort St George, Madras, and his wife Henrietta . He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire in 1722, a seat he held until 1727, and later represented Stamford from 1734 to 1747. He...
, of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, and his wife Jane, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet and his wife Jane Granville. He was born on 7 Jan 1675 in Stittenham, Yorkshire....
, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
. He was returned to Parliament for Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, and then represented Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...
from 1754 to 1768. Carysfort served as a Lord of the Admiralty under the Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain...
in 1757 and under George Grenville
George Grenville
George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham...
from 1763 to 1765. In 1752 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
as Baron Carysfort, of Carysfort in the County of Wicklow, and in 1758 he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. In 1761 he was further honoured when he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
.
Lord Carysfort married the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen, in 1750. He died in October 1772, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son John
John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort
John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort, KP, PC, PC , FRS was a British judge, diplomat Whig politician and poet.-Background and education:...
, who was created Earl of Carysfort
Earl of Carysfort
Earl of Carysfort was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for the John Proby, 2nd Baron Carysfort. The Proby family descended from Sir Peter Proby, Lord Mayor of London in 1622. His great-great-grandson John Proby represented Huntingdonshire and Stamford in the House of Commons...
in 1789. Lady Carysfort died in March 1783, aged 60.