George Onslow (1731 - 1814)

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George Onslow was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow (1731-1814) was the son of Rt. Hon. Arthur Onslow and Anne Bridges. He married Henrietta Shelley, daughter of Sir John Shelley, 4th Bt. and Hon. Margaret Pelham, on 26 June 1753. A MP for Rye and Surrey, he was created 1st Baron Cranley of Imbercourt, co. Surrey [Great Britain] on 20 May 1776. He succeeded as 4th Baron Onslow and 5th Baronet Onslow on 8 October 1776. He was created 1st Earl of Onslow, of Onslow, Shropshire and 1st Viscount Cranley of Cranley, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 19 June 1801.

Children of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow and Henrietta Shelley

1. Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow b. 15 Apr 1754, d. 22 Feb 1827
2. Hon. Edward Onslow b. 9 Apr 1758, d. 18 Oct 1829

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p63668.htm#i636672
• G. F. R. Barker, ‘Onslow, George, first earl of Onslow (1731–1814)’, rev. E. A. Smith, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
• Wikipedia entry for George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow