Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock
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Beilby Richard Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock (2 April 1818 – 6 November 1880) was an English nobleman, eldest son of Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock
and 8th Baronet. He succeeded in the Barony and Baronetcy and to the family estate at Escrick
, Yorkshire
on the death of his father in 1852.
He served in the Yorkshire Hussars
latterly as Colonel
, was Member of Parliament
for Pontefract
1851–1852 and was Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
1864–1880.
He married Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
, and had eight children, including four sons who each in turn succeeded to the titles. Among his children were:
He was succeeded by his eldest son Beilby
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Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock
Paul Beilby Lawley Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock , born Paul Beilby Lawley, was an English nobleman and Whig politician, the youngest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson....
and 8th Baronet. He succeeded in the Barony and Baronetcy and to the family estate at Escrick
Escrick
Escrick is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
on the death of his father in 1852.
He served in the Yorkshire Hussars
Yorkshire Hussars
The Yorkshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794 to 1956.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the...
latterly as Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
, was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
1851–1852 and was Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the...
1864–1880.
He married Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor....
, and had eight children, including four sons who each in turn succeeded to the titles. Among his children were:
- Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Lawley (1848 – 13 July 1934), married Lt.-Col. Caryl Molyneaux (d. 1912), son of Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of SeftonCharles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of SeftonCharles William Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton , styled Lord Molyneux , was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
and had issue - Hon. Alethea Jane Lawley (b. 1851), married Taddeo Wiel, historian
- Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC was a British soldier, Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880 and administrator who was the Governor of Madras from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:...
(1849–1912) - Hon. Constance Mary Lawley (1854 – 4 May 1951), married first on 19 June 1877 Captain Eustace Vesey (d. 1886), son of Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de VesciThomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de VesciLieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci , was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
and had issue, married second on 7 July 1892 Edward Portman (d. 1911), son of Henry Portman, 2nd Viscount PortmanHenry Portman, 2nd Viscount PortmanHenry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman GCVO Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman GCVO Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman GCVO (12 July 1829 – 16 October 1919, was a British Liberal Member of Parliament.-Biography:... - Richard Lawley, 4th Baron WenlockRichard Lawley, 4th Baron WenlockLieutenant-Colonel Richard Thompson Lawley, 4th Baron Wenlock CB was a British Army officer who became the 4th Baron Wenlock and the 11th Lawley Baronet of Spoonhill in 1912.-Early life:...
(1856–1918) - Rev. Algernon Lawley, 5th Baron Wenlock (1857–1931)
- Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron WenlockArthur Lawley, 6th Baron WenlockArthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock, GCIE, KCMG was a British politician, soldier and administrator who served as the administrator of Matabeleland, Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of Transvaal and Governor of Madras.Lawley was born in 1860 to 2nd Baron Wenlock and his wife, Lady...
(1860–1932)
He was succeeded by his eldest son Beilby
Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock
Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC was a British soldier, Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880 and administrator who was the Governor of Madras from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:...
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