Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort
The Earl of Carysfort | |
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 Illustration of Lord Proby by Camille Silvy (1860) | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Hereditary peer 1868–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort |
| Succeeded by | William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | Hon. George Weld-Forester |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Royston |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1858–1868 Serving with William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume | |
| Constituency | County Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1824 Bushy Park, County Wicklow |
| Died | 18 May 1872 (aged 47) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Lady Augusta Hare (m. 1853) |
| Parents |
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Granville Leveson Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort KP PC (14 September 1824 – 18 May 1872), styled Lord Proby from 1858 to 1868, was a British Liberal politician. He notably held office as Comptroller of the Household between 1859 and 1866.
Background and early life
[edit]Proby was born at Bushey Park, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, the second son of Admiral Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, by Isabella Howard, daughter of the Honourable Hugh Howard. He became known by the courtesy title Lord Proby in 1858 on the death of his elder brother. He served with the 74th Regiment of Foot and achieved the rank of captain.[1]
Political career
[edit]In 1858 Proby was elected to the House of Commons for County Wicklow,[2] and served under Lord Palmerston and then Lord Russell as Comptroller of the Household from 1859[3] to 1866.[4] In 1868 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1859[5] and made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1869.[6]
Family
[edit]Lord Carysfort married Lady Augusta Maria Hare, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, in 1853. The marriage was childless.[1] He died in Florence, Italy, in May 1872, aged 47,[7] succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, William.[8] The Dowager Countess of Carysfort died at Grosvenor Crescent, London, in March 1881, aged 48.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carysfort, 4th Earl of". Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland (32nd ed.). London: Whittaker & Co. 1872. p. 178-179 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- ^ "No. 22280". The London Gazette. 28 June 1859. p. 2513.
- ^ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
- ^ "No. 22283". The London Gazette. 8 July 1859. p. 2628.
- ^ leighrayment.com Knight of St Patrick
- ^ "Death of Lord Carysfort". The Times. No. 27381. 20 May 1872. p. 11 – via Gale.
- ^ "Carysfort, 5th Earl of". Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1 (69th ed.). London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1909. p. 247 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "No. 25038". The London Gazette. 15 November 1881. p. 5587.
External links
[edit]- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Proby
- 1824 births
- 1872 deaths
- Knights of St Patrick
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wicklow constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1857–1859
- UK MPs 1859–1865
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- 74th Highlanders officers
- Earls of Carysfort