Harcourt, George Simon, 1736-1809

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Harcourt, George Simon, 1736-1809

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        1736-1809

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        HARCOURT, GEORGE SIMON, 2ND EARL HARCOURT, elder son of Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt (qv); b. 1 Aug 1736; adm. May 1746 (Ludford's); left 1748; styled Viscount Nuneham 1749-77; Grand Tour (Germany, Italy) 1754-6; MP St. Albans 1761-8; Page of Honour to George III at his coronation 22 Sep 1761; succ. father as 2nd Earl Harcourt 16 Sep 1777; DCL Oxford Univ. 31 Aug 1786; Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte from 9 Mar 1790; FSA 27 Feb 1766; DL Oxfordshire 1762; m. 26 Sep 1765 his first cousin Hon. Elizabeth Venables-Vernon, Lady of Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte, sister of George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon (qv); d. 20 Apr 1809.

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        Harcourt, Simon, ca. 1714-1777 (ca. 1714-1777)

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        GB-2014-WSA-08640

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        Harcourt, Simon, ca. 1714-1777 is the parent of Harcourt, George Simon, 1736-1809

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        Venables-Vernon, George, 1735-1813 (1735-1813)

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        GB-2014-WSA-17332

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        Venables-Vernon, George, 1735-1813 is the cousin of Harcourt, George Simon, 1736-1809

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        Venables-Vernon, George, 1735-1813 (1735-1813)

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        GB-2014-WSA-17332

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        Venables-Vernon, George, 1735-1813 is the brother in law of Harcourt, George Simon, 1736-1809

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        GB-2014-WSA-08634

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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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