George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry
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George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry KP (26 April 1821 – 6 November 1884) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and businessman.
As Viscount Seaham, the future Marquess married the daughter of Sir John Edwards of Plas Machynlleth and set up home there. He managed Sir John's estates, which included some of the slate quarries around Corris, and was one of the original promoters of the Corris Railway, created to carry the slate from the quarries to the markets. He became Earl Vane on the death of his father, and under that name sat on the board of the Cambrian Railways, latterly as Chairman. When his half-brother died childless he inherited the Londonderry estates and titles.
His eldest son left Machynlleth on succeeding to the Marquessate, but his youngest son, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, remained resident at the Plas, and also served as Chairman of the Cambrian Railways, until he was killed in the Abermule train collision. The family gave the Plas to the townspeople after World War II.
He married Mary Cornelia Edwards, daughter of Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, on August 3, 1846. They had six children:
- Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry (1852–1915)
- Lord Henry John Vane-Tempest (July 1, 1854 – January 28, 1905)
- Lord Herbert Lionel Henry Vane-Tempest (July 6, 1862 – January 26, 1921)
- Lady Frances Cornelia Harriet Vane-Tempest (d. March 2, 1872)
- Lady Alexandrina Louise Maud Vane-Tempest (November 8, 1863 – July 31, 1945), married Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale
- Lady Avarina Mary Vane-Tempest (26 June 1873)
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by: Hedworth Lambton Hon. Henry Liddell |
Member for North Durham with Robert Duncombe Shafto 1847–1854 |
Succeeded by: Robert Duncombe Shafto Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest |
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| Preceded by: The Earl of Durham |
Lord Lieutenant of Durham 1880–1884 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Durham |
| Preceded by: Frederick Stewart |
Marquess of Londonderry 1872–1884 |
Succeeded by: Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart |
| Preceded by: Charles Vane |
Earl Vane 1854–1884 |
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