George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey

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George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey GCH PC (August 19, 1773 – October 3, 1859) was a British Conservative politician.

The son of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey and Frances Twysden, Jersey took his seat in the House of Lords on the death of his father in 1805. He later served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under the Duke of Wellington in 1830 and under Sir Robert Peel from 1834 to 1835 and as Master of the Horse under Peel from 1841 to 1846 and briefly under Lord Aberdeen in 1852.

Lord Jersey married Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, on 23 May 1804. She was also the eldest granddaughter and heiress of Robert Child, principal share holder of the Child & Co. Bank, thus the Earls of Jersey added the surname Child to their own surname. She was also one of the main great hostesses of English society and patroness of Almack's.

They had three children:

Jersey died on October 3, 1859, aged 86.

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Preceded by:
The Duke of Montrose		 Lord Chamberlain
1830		 Succeeded by:
The Duke of Devonshire
Preceded by:
The Duke of Devonshire		 Lord Chamberlain
1834–1835		 Succeeded by:
Marquess Wellesley
Preceded by:
The Earl of Albermarle		 Master of the Horse
1841–1846		 Succeeded by:
The Duke of Norfolk
Preceded by:
The Duke of Norfolk		 Master of the Horse
1852		 Succeeded by:
The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by:
George Villiers		 Earl of Jersey
1805–1859		 Succeeded by:
George Child-Villiers
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