George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr

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George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr PC (October 26, 1791–February 23, 1869) was the son of John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr and the former Catherina Lyell, daughter of Henry Lyell, a naturalized British subject (born Henrik Leijel of the Swedish noble family Leijel, nr. 1531).

He married Lady Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness Buckhurst, daughter of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, on 21 June 1813. They had nine children:

• Lady Mary Catherine (d. 1900), married firstly, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and had issue. She married secondly, Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.
• George John Frederick Sackville, Viscount Cantelupe (1814–1850), died unmarried.
• Hon. Charles Richard, later Viscount Cantelupe, later still 6th Earl de la Warr (1815–1873)
• Hon. Reginald Windsor, later 7th Earl de la Warr (1817–1896)
• Lady Elizabeth (1818–1897), married Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford and had issue.
• Hon. Mortimer, later 1st Baron Sackville (1820-1888)
• Hon. Lionel, later 2nd Baron Sackville (1827-1908)
• Hon. William (1830-1905)
• Lady Arabella Diana (1835–1869), married Sir Alexander Bannerman, 9th Baronet.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Uxbridge	Lord Chamberlain 1841–1846	Succeeded by Earl Spencer
Preceded by The Marquess of Breadalbane	Lord Chamberlain 1858–1859	Succeeded by The Viscount Sydney
Peerage of England
Preceded by John West	Earl De La Warr	Succeeded by Charles Sackville-West