Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey

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The 7th Earl of Jersey.
The 7th Earl of Jersey.

Victor Albert George Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, GCB, GCMG, PC (March 20, 1845May 31, 1915) was a Governor of New South Wales, the son of George Child Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey.

[edit] Family

On 19 September 1872, he married Margaret Elizabeth Leigh (b. 29 October 1849 - d. 22 May 1945, aged 95), a daughter of William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh, who became the Countess of Jersey. She was later appointed as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

The Earl of Jersey by Leslie Ward, 1890.
The Earl of Jersey by Leslie Ward, 1890.

They had six children:

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Political offices
Preceded by
The Lord Walsingham
Lord-in-Waiting
1875 – 1877
Succeeded by
The Lord Henniker
Preceded by
The Earl Brownlow
Paymaster General
1889 – 1890
Succeeded by
The Lord Windsor
Government offices
Preceded by
The Lord Carrington
Governor of New South Wales
1891 – 1893
Succeeded by
Robert Duff
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Henry Dashwood, Bt
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
1887 – 1915
Succeeded by
The Duke of Marlborough
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Child Villiers
Earl of Jersey
1859 – 1915
Succeeded by
George Child Villiers

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