George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds
The Viscount Curzon | |
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Member of Parliament for Brixton | |
In office 1887–1895 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Baggallay |
Succeeded by | Evelyn Hubbard |
Personal details | |
Born | George Godolphin Osborne 18 September 1862 |
Died | 10 May 1927 | (aged 64)
Spouse |
Lady Katherine Frances Lambton
(after 1884) |
Parent(s) | Hornby Castle |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds,
Early life
He was the second and oldest surviving son of The 9th Duke of Leeds and his wife, The Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of The 4th Baron Rivers.[2] Leeds was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4][5]
Career
He entered the
He served as
At the end of the nineteenth century, the Duke of Leeds was initiated into the fraternal society of the Ancient Order of Druids and was present in Stonehenge in August 1905 for the first massive ceremony organized by the A.O.D.[9]
The Duke was noted for his racing greyhounds. His gambling debts played a part in the sale of the family seat
Personal life
On 13 February 1884 he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, second daughter of The 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, and had by her, four daughters and one son.[3][2][11]
- Lady Gwendolen Fanny Godolphin Osborne (1885–1933), who married Algernon Gascoyne-Cecil (son of Lt.-Col. Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil) on 17 July 1923.
- Lady Olga Katherine Godolphin Osborne (1886–1929)
- Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne (1888–1946), who married The 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 21 November 1908. They had four children and three grandchildren.
- Lady Moira Godolphin Osborne (1892–1976), who married The 1st Viscount Chandos[11] on 30 January 1920. They have four children.
- Caroline Fleur Vatcheron 22 February 1955.
Leeds died on 10 May 1927, aged sixty-four, and was buried on 14 May.[11] He was succeeded in the peerage by his only son, John.[12]
References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Peerage". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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. p. 39.
- ^ a b c d e (Hesilrige 1921, p. 549)
- ^ "Osborne, George Godolphin, Marquess of Carmarthen (OSBN882GG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. p. 793.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Brixton". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companioage. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1923. p. 371.
- ^ Who is Who 1914 (66th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1914. p. 1227.
- ^ Ronald Hutton, Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009, p.321.
- ^ Historic England. "Hornby Castle Park (1420079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "ThePeerage – Sir George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. Vol. II. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 1476.
External links
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen