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 Member of Parliament.
Harewood was the son of Edward Lascelles, a customs officer in Barbados. The Lascelles family had made their fortune in the West Indies through customs positions and slave trade. He sat as Whig Member of Parliament for Northallerton from 1761 to 1774 and from 1790 to 1796. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Harewood, of Harewood in the County of York. In 1812 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Lascelles and Earl of Harewood, in the County of York.
Lord Harewood married Anne Chaloner (c. 1742–22 February 1805), On May 12, 1761. 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 of Parliament for Northallerton with Daniel Lascelles 1761–1774 |
Succeeded by Daniel Lascelles Henry Peirse |
| Preceded by Henry Peirse Edwin Lascelles |
Member of Parliament for Northallerton with Henry Peirse 1790–1796 |
Succeeded by Henry Peirse Edward Lascelles |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Harewood 1812–1820 |
Succeeded by Henry Lascelles |
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