George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds JP (18 September 1862 – 14 May 1927),[1] styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
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He was the second and oldest surviving son of George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds and his wife Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers.[2] Osborne was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4]
Osborne entered the British House of Commons in 1887, representing Brixton until 1895, when he succeeded his father in his titles.[5] In his first three years as Member of Parliament (MP), he was assistant secretary to Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford.[6]
He served as Treasurer of the Household in 1895 and the following year[6] and sat in the London County Council.[7] Osborne was a Justice of the Peace for the North Riding of the County of York.[4] He was lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars and honorary captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.[2] Osborne commanded the Royal Yacht Squadron and was naval aide-de-camp to the king.[4]
On 13 February 1884, he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, second daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, at St Paul's Knightsbridge, and had by her four daughters and one son.[2] Osborne died, aged 64 and was succeeded by his only son John.[8] His third daughter Dorothy married Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his fourth daughter Moira married Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos.[9]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ernest Baggallay |
Member of Parliament for Brixton 1887 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Hubbard |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur George Brand |
Treasurer of the Household 1895 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Viscount Curzon |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Osborne |
Duke of Leeds 1895 – 1927 |
Succeeded by John Osborne |