Agar-Ellis, George James Welbore, 1797-1833

AGAR-ELLIS, GEORGE JAMES WELBORE, 1ST BARON DOVER, only son of Henry Welbore Agar-Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden (qv); b. 14 Jan 1797; adm. Lady Day 1811; left 1811; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 27 Jan 1814; BA 1816; MA 1819; MP Heytesbury 1818-20, Seaford 1820-6, Ludgershall 1826-30, Okehampton 1830-1; Privy Councillor 22 Nov 1830; Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests Dec 1830 - Feb 1831; created Baron Dover 20 Jun 1831; a Whig politician, and a connoisseur of pictures who suggested the purchase of the Angerstein collection and the formation of a National Gallery in 1823; member, Society of Dilettanti 1821; FSA (by 1831); Trustee, British Museum and National Gallery; edited The Ellis Correspondence, 1829; author, The true history of the state prisoner commonly called the Iron Mask, 1826, and other works; m. 7 Mar 1822 Lady Georgiana Howard, dau. of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle KG PC, Lord Privy Seal; d. 10 Jul 1833. DNB.

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