George Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley

For other people named George Warren, see George Warren (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable The Lord de Tabley PC
Treasurer of the Household
In office 12 December 1868 – 1 March 1872
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Percy Egerton Herbert
Succeeded by	The Lord Poltimore
Personal details
Born	28 October 1811
Died	19 October 1887
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Catharina de Salis-Soglio (c. 1810–1869)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

George Fleming Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley PC (28 October 1811 – 19 October 1887) was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Treasurer of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone between 1868 and 1872.

1 Background
2 Political career
3 Family
4 Gallery
5 References
6 External links

Background

Born George Fleming Leicester, he was the eldest son of John Leicester, 1st Baron de Tabley, by his wife Georgina Maria Cottin, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Josiah Cottin. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1832 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Warren in lieu of Leicester under the terms of the will of his kinswoman Elizabeth Warren-Bulkeley (née Warren), Viscountess Bulkeley.^[1]

Political career

Lord de Tabley succeeded in the barony on the death of his father in 1827. He sat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords and served under successively Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) between 1853^[2] and 1858^[3] and 1859^[4] and 1866.^[5] In 1868 he was appointed Treasurer of the Household in the first Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone,^[6] a post he held until 1872,^[7] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1869.^[8]

Family

Lord De Tabley married Catharina Barbara, daughter of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio, in 1832. They had two sons and four daughters:

John Byrne Leicester Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley (1835–1895).
Hon. Catherine Warren (1838–1881).
Hon. Meriel Warren (1839–72), married Allen Bathurst in 1862.
Hon. Eleanor (1841-14 August 1914), married Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet (1836-2 January 1897), of Loton, Shropshire, in 1864. She was (eventual) heir to her brother in 1895, and in 1900 took the name Leighton-Warren. Barbara Sotheby (1870–1952), photographer and painter, was her daughter.
Hon. Francis Peter Leicester Warren (1842–1845).
Hon. Margaret Warren (1847–1921), married Sir Arthur Cowell-Stepney, 2nd Baronet (aka Emile Algernon Arthur Keppel Cowell-Stepney) (1834–1909), of Llanelli, in 1875. Their daughter Catherine Muriel Cowell-Stepney (Miss Alcyone Stepney) (1876–1952), was painted by Sir John Everett Millais. She married Sir Stafford Howard in 1911.

Lady de Tabley died in 1869. De Tabley survived her by eighteen years and died in October 1887, aged 75. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest and only surviving son, John.^[1]

Gallery

References

^ ^a ^b thepeerage.com George Fleming Warren, 2nd Baron De Tabley of Tabley House
^ London Gazette: no. 21402. p. 97. 14 January 1853.
^ London Gazette: no. 22106. p. 1207. 2 March 1858.
^ London Gazette: no. 22279. p. 2471. 24 June 1859.
^ London Gazette: no. 23139. p. 4035. 17 July 1866.
^ London Gazette: no. 23452. p. 6775. 22 December 1868.
^ London Gazette: no. 23837. p. 1312. 5 March 1872.
^ London Gazette: no. 23465. p. 584. 5 February 1869.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley
tableyhouse.co.uk

Political offices
Preceded by Percy Egerton Herbert	Treasurer of the Household 1868–1872	Succeeded by The Lord Poltimore
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Fleming Leicester	Baron de Tabley 1827–1887	Succeeded by John Byrne Leicester Warren

Persondata
Name	De Tabley, George Warren, 2nd Baron
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 October 1811
Place of birth
Date of death	19 October 1887
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