Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Life
Harewood was the second son of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood, and Anne Chaloner. He was elected to the House of Commons for Yorkshire in 1796, a seat he held until the 1807 Yorkshire election and again from 1812 to 1818, and also represented Westbury from 1807 to 1812 and Northallerton from 1818 to 1820. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Between 1819 and 1841 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Lord Harewood married Henrietta Sebright (d. 15 February 1840), daughter of Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet, on 3 September 1794. They had eleven children:
- Rt. Hon. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (18 Jul 1796– 7 Dec 1839), married (1) Ann Elizabeth Rosser, (2) Philippine Munster and died without issue.
- Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood (11 Jun 1797–22 Feb 1857)
- William Saunders Sebright Lascelles (29 Oct 1798– 2 Jul 1851)
- Hon. Edwin Lascelles (1799–25 Apr 1865), died unmarried.
- Hon. Francis Lascelles (12 Feb 1801-2 Feb 1814)
- Lady Harriet Lascelles (19 Jun 1802- 1 Jan 1889), married George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield and had issue.
- Hon. Frederick Lascelles (1803-13 Oct 1823)
- Lady Frances Anne Lascelles ( 2 Jun 1804- 7 Dec 1855), married John Thomas Hope, son of General Sir Alexander Hope[1] and had issue.
- Hon. Arthur Lascelles (23 Jan 1807–19 Jul 1880), married Caroline Frances Brooke, daughter of Richard Brooke, 6th Baronet and had issue.
- Lady Emma Lascelles (16 Mar 1809- 8 Feb 1865), married Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman and had issue.
- Lady Louisa Lascelles (10 Sep 1812–10 Mar 1886), married Lord George Henry Cavendish, younger brother of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, and had issue.
His wife is mentioned in Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen, in a letter from Mary Crawford to Fanny Price while Fanny is staying with her mother and father in Portsmouth: I was there, two years ago, when Lady Lascelles had it, and I prefer it over any other house in London (She is talking about a house in Wimpole Street.)
Notes
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 1015". The Peerage.
References
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Lascelles, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Harewood
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Duncombe William Wilberforce |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1796–1800 With: William Wilberforce |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1801–1806 With: William Wilberforce |
Succeeded by William Wilberforce Walter Ramsden Fawkes |
| Preceded by Edward Lascelles Glynn Wynn |
Member of Parliament for Westbury 1807–1812 With: John de Ponthieu 1810–1812 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Hall Benjamin Shaw |
| Preceded by William Wilberforce Viscount Milton |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1812–1818 With: Viscount Milton |
Succeeded by Viscount Milton James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie |
| Preceded by Robert Pemberton Milnes Viscount Pollington |
Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1812 With: Robert Pemberton Milnes |
Succeeded by Robert Pemberton Milnes Viscount Pollington |
| Preceded by Henry Peirse John Bacon Sawrey Morritt |
Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1818–1820 With: Henry Peirse |
Succeeded by Henry Peirse William Lascelles |
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| Preceded by The Earl FitzWilliam |
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1819–1841 |
Succeeded by The Lord Wharncliffe |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Edward Lascelles |
Earl of Harewood 1820–1841 |
Succeeded by Henry Lascelles |
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