George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds
George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds JP (18 September 1862 – 14 May 1927),[1] styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
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[edit] Background
He was the second and oldest surviving son of George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds and his wife Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers.[2] Osborne was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4]
[edit] Career
Osborne entered the British House of Commons in 1887, representing Brixton until 1895, when he succeeded his father in his titles.[5] In his first three years as Member of Parliament (MP), he was assistant secretary to Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford.[6]
He served as Treasurer of the Household in 1895 and the following year[6] and sat in the London County Council.[7] Osborne was a Justice of the Peace for the North Riding of the County of York.[4] He was lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars and honorary captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.[2] Osborne commanded the Royal Yacht Squadron and was naval aide-de-camp to the king.[4]
[edit] Family
On 13 February 1884, he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, second daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, at St Paul's Knightsbridge, and had by her four daughters and one son.[2] Osborne died, aged 64 and was succeeded by his only son John.[8] His third daughter Dorothy married Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his fourth daughter Moira married Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersL1.htm. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Cokayne, George Edward (1887). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. vol. V. London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 39.
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds (1922–1958). "Osborne, George Godolphin, Marquess of Carmarthen". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b c Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. pp. 793.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Brixton". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons6.htm. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ a b Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companioage. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1923. pp. 371.
- ^ Who is Who 1914 (66th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1914. pp. 1227.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. vol. II. London: Hurst & Blackett. pp. 1476.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Sir George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds". http://www.thepeerage.com/p231.htm#i2309. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Osborne, Marquess of Carmathen
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ernest Baggallay |
Member of Parliament for Brixton 1887 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Hubbard |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur George Brand |
Treasurer of the Household 1895 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Viscount Curzon |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Osborne |
Duke of Leeds 1895 – 1927 |
Succeeded by John Osborne |
