Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
Vice-Admiral Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock CB (24 September 1786 – 11 May 1857) was a British naval officer.
Royal Navy
The eldest son of the 1st Baron Radstock, Waldegrave joined the Royal Navy in 1798 and rose through the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1807, Rear Admiral in 1841, Vice Admiral of the White in 1853 and the Red in 1855. From 1831–37, he was a Naval aide-de-camp to King William IV and to Queen Victoria from 1837–1841.
Family life
On 7 August 1823, he had married Esther Caroline Paget (1800–1874) and they had three children:
- Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913)
- Hon. Catherine Esther (d. 1898), married Sir Thomas Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Baronet.
- Hon. Elizabeth Cornelia (died unmarried, 1903)
Death
Lord Radstock died in 1857 and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son.
References
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Waldegrave, George Granville". Dictionary of National Biography 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Peerage of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by William Waldegrave |
Baron Radstock 1825–1857 |
Succeeded by Granville Waldegrave |