Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood
Henry Ulick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood GCVO TD JP DL (21 August 1846 – 6 October 1929) was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood.
Biography
As a child, he lived at Goldsborough Hall in Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, which was the house for the heirs-in-waiting for Harewood House. During his lifetime the Lascelles family were still major landholders in Barbados.
He succeeded to titles of Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, and Baron Harewood on 24 June 1892.[1]
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 26 February 1900,[2] and Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 22 April 1904, serving as such until 14 December 1927.
In early 1901 Lord Harewood was asked by King Edward to take part in a special diplomatic mission to announce the King's accession to the governments of France, Spain, and Portugal.[3]
In 1908, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1922.[4]
Family
On 29 October 1881 he married Lady Florence Bridgeman, daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, and they had three children:
- Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882–1947), married Princess Mary and had issue.
- Lady Margaret Selina Lascelles (1883–1978), married Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 9th Viscount Boyne and had issue.
- Major Hon. Edward Cecil Lascelles (1887–1935), married Joan Balfour, a granddaughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll.
Styles of address
- 1846-1857: The Honourable Henry U. Lascelles
- 1857-1892: Viscount Lascelles
- 1892-1908: The Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood
- 1908-1922: The Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood KCVO
- 1922-1929: The Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood GCVO
References
- ↑ "Page 10365". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "No. 27170". The London Gazette. 2 March 1900. p. 1436.
- ↑ "The King - the special Embassies". The Times (36410). London. 23 March 1901. p. 12.
- ↑ "Page 10365". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Harewood
- Goldsborough Hall Web site
- Harewood House Web site
- Henry Ulick Lascelles (1846 - 1929) profile on Wikitree, accessed 2016-12-19
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Harrison-Broadley |
Honorary Colonel of the Yorkshire Hussars 1898–1913 |
Succeeded by The Lord Bolton |
| Preceded by The Earl of Scarbrough |
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1904–1927 |
Succeeded by Viscount Lascelles |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Lascelles |
Earl of Harewood 1892–1929 |
Succeeded by Henry Lascelles |