George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave

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George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC, ADC (23 November 1751 – 22 October 1789) was a British statesman.

The eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Waldegrave, he was educated at Eton and joined the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1768, became a Captain in 1773, served during the American War of Independence from 1776–77 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1778.

On 5 May 1782, Waldegrave married his first cousin, Lady Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave and they had five children. He inherited his father's titles in 1784.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Forrester George Hay	Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme with George Hay 1774–1779, Viscount Trentham 1779–1780 1774–1780	Succeeded by Viscount Trentham Sir Archibald Macdonald
Military Offices
Preceded by New regiment	Colonel of the 87th Regiment of Foot 1779–1783	Succeeded by Regiment disbanded
Preceded by Hon. Alexander Leslie	Colonel of the 63rd Regiment of Foot 1788–1789	Succeeded by The Earl of Crawford
Preceded by Lt-Gen. John Douglas	Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot 1789	Succeeded by Gen. George Hotham
Political offices
Preceded by Viscount Hinchingbrooke	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1782–1784	Succeeded by Lord Herbert
Preceded by The Earl of Waldegrave	Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1784–1789	Succeeded by Vacant (The Earl Harcourt from 1791)
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by John Waldegrave	Earl Waldegrave 1784–1789	Succeeded by George Waldegrave