George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave

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The Earl Waldegrave

George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton, PC, ADC (23 November 1751 – 22 October 1789) was a British statesman.

The eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Waldegrave, he was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1768. He purchased a Lieutenantcy in 1773. In 1778 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards as a Captain-Lieutenant and was soon a Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1779 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the new 87th Regiment of Foot. He inherited his father's titles in 1784.

On 5 May 1782, Waldegrave married his first cousin, Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave and they had five children.

• Lady Maria Wilhelmina Waldegrave (1783- 20 February 1805), married Nathaniel Micklethwaite. Had issue, a daughter, Charlotte.
• George Waldegrave, 5th Earl Waldegrave (13 July 1784- 29 June 1794), died at the age of nine.
• Lieutenant-Colonel John Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave (31 July 1785- 28 September 1846), married Anne King, by whom he had issue.
• Lieutenant Edward William Waldegrave (29 August 1787- 22 January 1809), drowned at sea
• Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave (27 October 1788- 24 October 1859), married firstly Elizabeth Whitbread, had issue; secondly Sarah Whitear.

Ancestry

Family of George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave

Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet               Sir Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave                       Helen Englefield               James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave                             King James II of England               Henrietta FitzJames                       Arabella Churchill               John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave                                   Sir John Webb, 2nd Baronet               Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet                       Mary Blomer/Bloomer               Mary Webb                             John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse               Barbara Belasyse                       Lady Anne Paulet               George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave                                         Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet               Sir John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower                       Lady Jane Granville               John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower                             John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland               Catherine Manners                       Catherine Wriothesley Noel               Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower                                   Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby               Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull                       Elizabeth Evelyn               Lady Evelyn Pierrepont                             William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh               Mary Feilding                       Mary King

External links

• Stirnet: Waldegrave1 (subscription required)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Forrester George Hay	Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1774 – 1780 With: George Hay 1774–1779 Viscount Trentham 1779–1780	Succeeded by Viscount Trentham Sir Archibald Macdonald
Military offices
New regiment	Colonel of the 87th Regiment of Foot 1779 – 1783	Disbandment
Preceded by Hon. Alexander Leslie	Colonel of the 63rd Regiment of Foot 1788 – 1789	Succeeded by The Earl of Crawford
Preceded by Lt-Gen. John Douglas	Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot 1789	Succeeded by Gen. George Hotham
Political offices
Preceded by Viscount Hinchingbrooke	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1782–1784	Succeeded by Lord Herbert
Preceded by The Earl of Waldegrave	Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1784–1789	Vacant Title next held by The Earl Harcourt
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by John Waldegrave	Earl Waldegrave 1784–1789	Succeeded by George Waldegrave