Edward Onslow

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Onslow

Edward Onslow

Stewardship of East Hendred) and flee to France.[2]

Onslow was educated at

Member of Parliament for Aldborough in 1780 and was elected the same year as a fellow of the Royal Society.[3]

On 7 March 1783, he married Marie Rosalie de Bourdeilles de Brantôme (d. 1842); one of their sons was George Onslow, the classical composer. Their son Maurice was the father of the French genre painter Édouard Onslow (1830-1904).[4] Marie was possessed of a considerable dowry, and Onslow spent the rest of his life as a country gentleman in France.

References

  1. ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson (1903). Visitation of England and Wales v. 5. Priv. print. p. 200. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  2. . Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Library and Archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 6 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Dossier de presse Edouard Onslow (1830-1904) : un peintre en Auvergne" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Aldborough
1780–1781
With: Charles Mellish
Succeeded by
Sir Samuel Brudenell Fludyer, Bt