| George Child Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey | |
|---|---|
 The House of Commons, 1833 by Sir George Hayter | |
| Member of Parliament for Cirencester | |
| In office 1844-1852 | |
| Member of Parliament for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis | |
| In office 1837-1842 | |
| Member of Parliament for Honiton | |
| In office 1832-1835 | |
| Member of Parliament for Minehead | |
| In office 1832-1832 | |
| Member of Parliament for Rochester | |
| In office 1830-1831 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1808-04-04)4 April 1808 |
| Died | 24 October 1859(1859-10-24) (aged 51) |
| Children | 3, including Victor |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Villiers family |
George Augustus Frederick Child Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey (4 April 1808 – 24 October 1859), styled Viscount Villiers until 1859, was an English peer and politician from the Villiers family.
Life
Villiers was born on 4 April 1808 in London, the son of George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, by Lady Sarah Fane.
He sat as Member of Parliament for Rochester from 1830 to 1831, for Minehead from 1831 from 1832, for Honiton from 1832 to 1835, for Weymouth & Melcome Regis from 1837 to 1842 and for Cirencester from 1844 to 1852.
He served as a Lord-in-waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge at the 1838 coronation of Queen Victoria.
Marriage and issue
Lord Jersey married Julia Peel (d. 1893), daughter of the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, on 12 July 1841. They had three children:
- Julia Sarah Alice Child Villiers (d. 1921); she married Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet, on 3 September 1861 and had issue
- Caroline Anne Child-Villiers; she married William Henry Philips Jenkins on 4 April 1872
- Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey (1845–1915).
He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father on 3 October 1859 but only held the title until his own death of tuberculosis three weeks later, in Brighton on 24 October 1859, and was buried in Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire.
Lady Jersey married Charles Brandling on 12 September 1865.
See also
- Jersey Street (Boston), which is named in honour of Villiers
Notes
- Deaths Dec 1859 Villiers George Augustus Frederick Brighton 2b 109
References
- ^ "Death of the Earl of Jersey". The Times. No. 23446. Gale. 25 October 1859. p. 9. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Funeral of the Earl of Jersey". Berkshire Chronicle. British Newspaper Archive. 29 October 1859. p. 7 col.2. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Obituary of eminent persons: the Earl of Jersey". Illustrated London News. British Newspaper Archive. 29 October 1859. p. 18/424 col.3. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Jersey
- "Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation". National Portrait Gallery.
- Lundy, Darryl. "p. 5281 § 52807". The Peerage.
- "Jersey, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 330.
- Samuel cousins Nineteenth Century Mezzotinters section: V. The lettering of title slightly strengthened. B.M. 125. PEEL, MISS JULIA. After Sir T. Lawrence.
- Lucas, Peter (8 May 2018). "Jersey Street has its own dark past". Boston Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- Smith, Tovia (26 April 2018). "Boston Changes 'Yawkey Way' To 'Jersey Street' After Concerns Over Racist Legacy". NPR. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links
Media related to George Child Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Charles Whitman, Samuel Cousins' Nineteenth Century Mezzotinters section: V. The lettering of title slightly strengthened. B.M. 125. PEEL, MISS JULIA. After Sir T. Lawrence.
- The Letters of Richard Cobden: 1815-1847
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHenry Dundas Ralph Bernal |
Member of Parliament for Rochester 1830–1831 With: Ralph Bernal |
Succeeded byJohn Mills Ralph Bernal |
| Preceded byJohn Fownes Luttrell William Edward Tomline |
Member of Parliament for Minehead 1831–1832 With: John Fownes Luttrell |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded bySir George Warrender Henry Baines Lott |
Member of Parliament for Honiton 1832–1835 With: James Ruddell-Todd |
Succeeded byHugh Duncan Baillie Arthur Chichester |
| Preceded byFowell Buxton William Wharton Burden |
Member of Parliament for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis 1837–1842 With: George William Hope |
Succeeded byRalph Bernal William Dougal Christie |
| Preceded byWilliam Cripps Thomas Chester-Master |
Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1844–1852 With: William Cripps 1844–1848 Joseph Randolph Mullings 1848–1852 |
Succeeded byAshley Ponsonby Joseph Randolph Mullings |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded byGeorge Child Villiers | Earl of Jersey 3–24 October 1859 |
Succeeded byVictor Child Villiers |
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