William Lascelles
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.
William Lascelles | |
|---|---|
 William Lascelles by William Overend Geller, after William Keighley Briggs | |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 23 July 1847 – 2 July 1851 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Lord Marcus Hill |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Mulgrave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1798 |
| Died | 2 July 1851 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Lady Caroline Howard
(m. 1823) |
Background
Lascelles was the third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood and his wife Henrietta Sebright, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet. Edward Lascelles (1796–1839, Viscount Lascelles 1820–1839), Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, and Edwin Lascelles were his brothers.[1]
Political career
Lascelles was returned to Parliament for East Looe in 1826, a seat he held until 1830.[2] He was subsequently MP for Northallerton from 1831 to 1832,[3] for Wakefield from 1837 to 1841 and from 1842 to 1847[4] and for Knaresborough from 1847 to 1851.[5] In 1847 he was sworn of the Privy Council[6] and appointed Comptroller of the Household under Lord John Russell,[7] a post he held until his death in 1851.[8]
Cricket
Lascelles played first-class cricket in 1818. He is recorded in one match for E. H. Budd's XI, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1.[9]
Family
Lascelles married Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (d. 1881), daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, on 14 May 1823. They had ten children:
- Georgiana Caroline Lascelles (1826-1911), married Charles William Grenfell, a grandson of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton and had issue.
- George Dacre Lascelles (1828-1829)
- Henrietta Frances Lascelles (1830-1884), married William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham and had issue.
- Major Claude George William Lascelles (1831–1903), died unmarried.
- Edwin Agar Lascelles (1833–1877), died unmarried.
- Mary Louise Lascelles (c. 1835–1917), died unmarried.
- Emma Elizabeth Lascelles (1838-1920), married Lord Edward Cavendish, son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and had issue.
- Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles (1841–1920), married Mary Emma Olliffe and had issue.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Lascelles (1842–1913), married Caroline Maria Gore, sister of Charles Gore and had issue, including Sir Francis William Lascelles.
- Beatrice Blanche Lascelles (1844-1915), married Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lascelles died on 2 July 1851, aged 52. Lady Caroline Lascelles died in November 1881.[1]
References
- thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- "No. 20757". The London Gazette. 23 July 1847. p. 2689.
- "No. 20759". The London Gazette. 27 July 1847. p. 2752.
- "No. 21230". The London Gazette. 25 July 1851. p. 1917.
- "St John". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2013.