Lord George Beresford
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Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH
, PC
(12 February 1781 – 26 October 1839) was an Anglo-Irish
soldier, courtier and Tory politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household
from 1812 to 1830.
, by his wife Elizabeth Monck, daughter of Henry Monck. Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford
and Lord John Beresford were his elder brothers and Lord Beresford
and Sir John Beresford
his half-brothers.
in 1802. In 1812 he was returned for Coleraine
, sworn of the Privy Council
and appointed Comptroller of the Household
under Lord Liverpool
. In 1814 he was elected to parliament for County Waterford. He did not sit in parliament between 1826 and 1830 but nonetheless continued as Comptroller of the Household. He was once again returned to parliament for County Waterford in March 1830 and remained as Comptroller of the Household until the Whigs came to power under Lord Grey
in late 1830. He continued to represent County Waterford in parliament until the 1831 general election.
, on 22 November 1808. They had three daughters:
Beresford died in October 1839, aged 58. Lady George Beresford died in April 1860.
General
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Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH
Royal Guelphic Order
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(12 February 1781 – 26 October 1839) was an Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
soldier, courtier and Tory politician. He 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...
from 1812 to 1830.
Background
Beresford was the fourth son of George Beresford, 1st Marquess of WaterfordGeorge Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford
George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC was an Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789....
, by his wife Elizabeth Monck, daughter of Henry Monck. Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford
Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford
Henry de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford KP, PC styled Lord Le Poer from 1783 until 1789 and Earl of Tyrone from 1789 to 1800, was an Irish peer....
and Lord John Beresford were his elder brothers and Lord Beresford
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, GCB, GCH, GCTE, PC , was a British soldier and politician...
and Sir John Beresford
Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet
Admiral Sir John Poo Beresford, 1st Baronet, GCH was an officer in the Royal Navy who rose to the rank of Second Sea Lord. He was a Tory politician in the United Kingdom.-Naval career:...
his half-brothers.
Political career
Beresford was returned to parliament for LondonderryLondonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
in 1802. In 1812 he was returned for Coleraine
Coleraine (UK Parliament constituency)
Coleraine is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
, sworn of 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...
and appointed 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...
under Lord Liverpool
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool KG PC was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old when he became premier in 1812 which made him younger than all of his successors to date...
. In 1814 he was elected to parliament for County Waterford. He did not sit in parliament between 1826 and 1830 but nonetheless continued as Comptroller of the Household. He was once again returned to parliament for County Waterford in March 1830 and remained as Comptroller of the Household until the Whigs came to power under Lord Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC , known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. A member of the Whig Party, he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the...
in late 1830. He continued to represent County Waterford in parliament until the 1831 general election.
Family
Beresford married Harriet Schutz, daughter of John Bacon Schutz, of Gillingham Hall, SuffolkSuffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, on 22 November 1808. They had three daughters:
- Elizabeth Harriet Georgina (1810–1889), married Admiral Henry EdenHenry EdenAdmiral Henry Eden was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.-Naval career:Eden joined the Royal Navy in 1811. He was given command of the sixth-rate HMS Conway in 1832, the second-rate HMS Impregnable in 1839 and the first-rate HMS Caledonia in 1840...
. - Harriet Susan Isabella (d. 1859), married George Dunbar, MP for Belfast.
- Caroline Susan Catherine (d. 1866), married Hon. Edward Kenyon, of Maesfen, ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
.
Beresford died in October 1839, aged 58. Lady George Beresford died in April 1860.