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Wyndham, George O’Brien, 1751-1837
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1751-1837
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WYNDHAM, GEORGE O’BRIEN, 3RD EARL OF EGREMONT, eldest son of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont (qv); b. 18 Dec 1751; succ. father as 3rd Earl of Egremont 21 Aug 1763; in school lists 1764, 1767; left Whitsun 1767; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 30 Jun 1767; acted at first with the Whigs, but took little part in politics and his opinions gradually became more conservative; member, Board of Agriculture 31 Aug 1793; FRS 7 Dec 1797; Lord Lieut., Sussex 18 Nov 1819 – 19 Jun 1835; a patron of art, and one of the first to appreciate Turner, who was a favoured and constant visitor to Lord Egremont’s country house at Petworth, Sussex; a successful stockbreeder; also kept a fine racing stud; horses of his won the Derby 1782, 1804, 1805, 1807 and 1826, and the Oaks 1788, 1789, 1795, 1800, 1820; m. 16 Jul 1801 Elizabeth Iliffe; d. 11 Nov 1837. DNB.
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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.