Fermor, George, 1722-1785

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Fermor, George, 1722-1785

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        1722-1785

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        FERMOR, GEORGE, 2ND EARL OF POMFRET, eldest son of Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret KB, Master of the Horse to Queen Caroline, and Hon. Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline, only dau. of John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys of Wem (qv); b. 25 Jun 1722; adm. Jun 1731; left 1735; styled Viscount Leominster to 1753; Grand Tour (in Italy in 1741); Lieut., 4th Regt. of Horse Jan 1739; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 11 Feb 1741/2; Capt., Handasyde’s (16th) Foot 30 Apr 1743; resigned 24 Jan 1752; succ. father as 2nd Earl of Pomfret 8 Jul 1753; a Lord of the Bedchamber 2 Aug 1762 - Sep 1780, the King dismissing him because he had turned out an under-keeper; Ranger of the Little Park, Windsor 8 Feb 1763 (still 1783); Privy Councillor 1 Mar 1771; m. 3 May 1764 Anna Maria, dau. of Charles Draycott (formerly Delagarde) (IGI), Sunbury, Middlesex; d. 9 Jun 1785.

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        Carteret, John, 1690-1763 (1690-1763)

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        GB-2014-WSA-04532

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        Carteret, John, 1690-1763 is the brother in law of Fermor, George, 1722-1785

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        GB-2014-WSA-07067

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        GB 2014

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.

            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.

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