John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort

George III
George III
Prime Minister	The Lord Grenville
Preceded by	The Duke of Montrose ; Lord Charles Spencer
Succeeded by	The Earl of Chichester ; The Earl of Sandwich
Personal details
Born	12 August 1751
Died	7 April 1828 (aged 76); Upper Grosvenor Street, Whig
Spouse(s)	(1) Elizabeth Osborne ; (d. 1783) ; (2) Elizabeth Grenville (1756-1842)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort,

Whig

politician and poet.

Background and education

Carysfort was the son of John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort, and the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1]^[2]

Political and judicial career

Carysfort succeeded his father as second Baron in 1772. He was elected a

Envoy to Berlin between 1800 and 1802.^[1] On 18 February 1793, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire.^[9]

In 1801 he was created Baron Carysfort, of the Hundred of Norman Cross in the County of Huntingdon, in the

British Privy Council in 1806.^[11]

In 1810 Carysfort published Dramatic and Narrative Poems.[1]

Family

Lord Carysfort lived at Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire, which he inherited from his father. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Osbourne, daughter of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet, in 1774. They had three sons and one daughter. After Elizabeth's early death in 1783 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Grenville, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville, in 1787. They had three daughters. Lord Carysfort died in April 1828, aged 76, and was predeceased by his eldest son, William, being succeeded in his titles by his second but eldest surviving son John. Lady Carysfort died in December 1842, aged 86.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Record for John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort on thepeerage.com
^ "Proby, the Hon. John Joshua (PRBY767JJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "No. 12526". The London Gazette. 9 March 1784. p. 5.
^ "No. 13138". The London Gazette. 6 October 1789. p. 642.
^ "No. 13124". The London Gazette. 18 August 1789. p. 557.
^ "No. 13124". The London Gazette. 18 August 1789. p. 558.
^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Ealing to Elgin". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Southend to Stamford". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "No. 13708". The London Gazette. 27 September 1794. p. 987.
^ "No. 15327". The London Gazette. 10 January 1801. p. 55.
^ "No. 15889". The London Gazette. 11 February 1806. p. 189.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Irvine Viscount Belgrave	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1790 With: Viscount Belgrave	Succeeded by Hon. William Wellesley-Pole Robert Wood
Preceded by Sir George Howard Henry Cecil	1801 With: Sir George Howard 1790–1796 John Leland 1796–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Stamford 1801 With: John Leland	Succeeded by John Leland Albemarle Bertie
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by The Earl of Elgin	British Minister to Prussia 1800 – 1802	Succeeded by Francis James Jackson
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Leinster	Master of the Rolls in Ireland 1789 – 1801 With: The Earl of Glandore	Succeeded by Michael Smith
Preceded by The Duke of Montrose Lord Charles Spencer	Joint Postmaster General 1806 – 1807 With: The Earl of Buckinghamshire	Succeeded by The Earl of Chichester The Earl of Sandwich
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Carysfort 1789 – 1828	Succeeded by John Proby
Preceded by John Proby	Baron Carysfort 1772 – 1828	Succeeded by John Proby
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Carysfort 1801 – 1828	Succeeded by John Proby

[thepeerage.com-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Record for John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort on thepeerage.com

[2] "Proby, the Hon. John Joshua (PRBY767JJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] "No. 12526". The London Gazette. 9 March 1784. p. 5.

[4] "No. 13138". The London Gazette. 6 October 1789. p. 642.

[5] "No. 13124". The London Gazette. 18 August 1789. p. 557.

[6] "No. 13124". The London Gazette. 18 August 1789. p. 558.

[7] "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Ealing to Elgin". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[8] "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Southend to Stamford". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[9] "No. 13708". The London Gazette. 27 September 1794. p. 987.

[10] "No. 15327". The London Gazette. 10 January 1801. p. 55.

[11] "No. 15889". The London Gazette. 11 February 1806. p. 189.

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