Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood

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Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740–3 April 1820) was a British peer and the son of Edward Lascelles (a customs officer in Barbados).

He was a Whig who made his fortune through the slave trade. On May 12, 1761, he married Anne Chaloner (c. 1742 – 22 February 1805), and they had four children :

• Mary Anne Lascelles (d. 1831), married Richard York.
• Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (c. 1767–1814), died unmarried.
• Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood (1767–1841)
• Frances Lascelles (c. 1777–1817), married Hon. John Douglas (1756–1818), son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and had issue.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by: Daniel Lascelles Edwin Lascelles	Member for Northallerton with Daniel Lascelles 1761–1774	Succeeded by: Daniel Lascelles Henry Peirse
Preceded by: Henry Peirse Edwin Lascelles	Member for Northallerton with Henry Peirse 1790–1796	Succeeded by: Henry Peirse Edward Lascelles
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by: New Creation	Baron Harewood 1796–1820	Succeeded by: Henry Lascelles
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: New Creation	Earl of Harewood 1812–1820	Succeeded by: Henry Lascelles