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The Right Honourable

The Earl of Carysfort
KP, PC
Comptroller of the Household
In office
23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
The Earl Russell
Preceded byHon. George Weld-Forester
Succeeded byViscount Royston
Personal details
Born14 September 1824 (1824-09-14)
Bushy Park, County Wicklow
Died18 May 1872 (1872-05-19) (aged 47)
Florence, Italy
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Lady Augusta Hare
(1831–1881)

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

Proby was born at Bushy Park, 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

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.[1][6]

Family

Lord Carysfort married Lady Augusta Maria Hare, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, in 1853. The marriage was childless. He died in Florence, Italy, in May 1872, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, William. The Countess of Carysfort died at Grosvenor Crescent, London, in March 1881, aged 48.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c thepeerage.com Granville Leveson Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  3. ^ "No. 22280". The London Gazette. 28 June 1859. p. 2513.
  4. ^ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
  5. ^ "No. 22283". The London Gazette. 8 July 1859. p. 2628.
  6. ^ leighrayment.com Knight of St Patrick
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Wicklow
1858–1868
With: William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Comptroller of the Household
1859–1866 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Carysfort
1868–1872 		Succeeded by

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