Lord George Lennox

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General Lord George Henry Lennox (November 29, 1737 – March 25, 1805) was the second son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and was thus descended from King Charles II of England. He was a brother of the famous Lennox sisters.

Lord George Lennox married Lady Louisa Kerr in 1759, and they had four children:

• Maria Louisa Lennox (d. July 1843)
• Emily Charlotte Lennox (d. 19 October 1832), married Adm. Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley and had issue
• Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (1764–1819)
• Lady Georgina Lennox (6 December 1765 – 20 January 1841), married Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Contents 1 Military career 2 Private life 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Military career

From 1758 to 1762 George Lennox was the Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot. In 1757 a second battalion (2nd/33rd) of the 33rd Regiment had been raised. In 1758 this battalion became an independent regiment, the 72nd Regiment of Foot. At that time his elder brother Charles Lennox had been the Colonel of the 33rd and was then appointed Colonel of the new regiment. George Lennox took command of the 33rd Regiment (1st/33rd). ^[1] At the beginning of May 1758 the 33rd Regiment was stationed in Blandford, Dorset and was then moved to the Isle of Wight to take part in an attack on the French coast at St Malo on 5 May in the Seven Year's War. On 1 August both Brothers Regiments (33rd & 72nd) were involved in a highly successful raid on Cherbourg, which resulted in the destruction of 30 French ships, and the capture of 200 guns and rockets, plus a number of French Regimental Colours and a large quantity of booty. After this raid the George Lennox and the 33rd Regiment remained inactive, garrisoned on the Isle of Wight on Internal security duties.

On December 29, 1762, he was appointed colonel of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, whom he commanded until his death. On February 16, 1784, he was appointed Constable of the Tower of London.

[edit] Private life

Despite the Hanoverian side taken by his father, George made an arranged marriage for his own son Charles with the heiress of Clan Gordon, a notable Jacobite family.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Lord George Lennox

16. Charles I of England               8. Charles II of England                       17. Henrietta Maria of France               4. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond                             18. Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille               9. Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth                       19. Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur               2. Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond                                   20. Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan               10. Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell                       21. Anne Savage               5. Anne Brudenell                             22. Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex               11. Frances Savile                       23. Anne Villiers               1. Lord George Lennox                                         24. William Cadogan               12. Henry Cadogan                       25. Elizabeth Roberts               6. William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan                             26. Hardress Waller               13. Bridget Waller                       27. Mary (Elizabeth) Dowdall               3. Sarah Cadogan                                   28. Joan Munter               14. Jan Munter                       29. Margaretha Geelvinck               7. Margaret Cecilia Munter                             30. Hendrick Trip               15. Margaretha Trip                       31. Cecilia Godin

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• thePeerage.com

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Page Hon. Augustus Keppel	Member of Parliament for Chichester with John Page 1761–1767	Succeeded by John Page William Keppel
Preceded by John Butler Thomas Pelham	Member of Parliament for Sussex with Thomas Pelham 1767–1768 Richard Harcourt 1768–1774 Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson 1774–1780 Lord Pelham of Stanmer 1780–1790 1767–1790	Succeeded by Lord Pelham of Stanmer Charles Lennox
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Henry Erskine, Bt	Colonel of the 25th Regiment of Foot 1762–1805	Succeeded by Hon. Sir Charles FitzRoy
Preceded by The Earl Waldegrave	Governor of Plymouth 1784–1805	Succeeded by The Earl of Chatham
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl Cornwallis	Constable of the Tower Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1784	Succeeded by The Earl Cornwallis