George Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Strafford | |
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| "Answers questions" Viscount Enfield as caricatured by Adriano Cecioni in Vanity Fair. September 1872 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 January 1871 – 17 February 1874 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Arthur Otway |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Robert Bourke |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 1 September 1880 – 16 January 1883 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Succeeded by | John Kynaston Cross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1830 |
| Died | 28 March 1898 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Alice Egerton (d. 1928) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (22 February 1830 – 28 March 1898), styled Viscount Enfield between 1860 and 1886, was a British Liberal politician.
Background and education
Byng was the eldest son of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford and his wife, Lady Agnes, daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.[1] He was educated at Eton and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1852.
Political career
In 1852 Byng entered Parliament as Member of Parliament for Tavistock, a seat he held until 1857,[2] when he became MP for Middlesex.[3] He served under Lord Russell as Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board between 1865 and 1866 and under William Ewart Gladstone as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1871 and 1874.[4]
In 1874, Lord Enfield left the House of Commons when he was called up to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Strafford.[5] He again held office under Gladstone as a Lord-in-Waiting in 1880 and as Under-Secretary of State for India between 1880 and 1883.[4]
Lord Strafford was also First Civil Service Commissioner from 1880 to 1888 and Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex from 1884 to 1888.[4] Throughout his political career, he served with the Middlesex Militia. He was the first President of Middlesex County Cricket Club serving twice between 1866 and 1876 and 1877 and 1898. In 1886 he succeeded his father in the earldom of Strafford.
Family
Lord Strafford married Lady Alice Harriet Frederica, eldest daughter of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, on 25 July 1854. They had no children. He died in March 1898, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Henry. The Countess of Strafford died in December 1928.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lundy, Darryl. "p. 1110 § 11096 George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford". The Peerage.
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Tain Burghs to Tipperary North
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Mayo to Minehead
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24068. p. 827. 24 February 1874.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Strafford
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Edward Russell Samuel Carter |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1852 – 1857 With: Samuel Carter 1852–1853 Robert Phillimore 1853–1857 Sir John Trelawney 1857 |
Succeeded by Sir John Trelawney Lord Arthur Russell |
| Preceded by Lord Robert Grosvenor Robert Hanbury |
Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1857 – 1874 With: Robert Hanbury 1857–1867 Henry Labouchere 1867–1868 Lord George Hamilton 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by Lord George Hamilton Octavius Coope |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Gilpin |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board 1865 – 1866 |
Succeeded by Ralph Anstruther Earle |
| Preceded by Arthur Otway |
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1871 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Hon. Robert Bourke |
| Preceded by The Marquess of Lansdowne |
Under-Secretary of State for India 1880 – 1883 |
Succeeded by John Kynaston Cross |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Wellington |
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1884 – 1898 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Bedford |
| Preceded by New position |
President of Middlesex County Cricket Club 1866 – 1876 and 1877 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Edward Walker |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Byng |
Earl of Strafford 1886 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Henry Byng |
| Baron Strafford (writ in acceleration) 1874 – 1898 | ||