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George ByngDLJP (17 May 1764 – 10 January 1847), ofWrotham Park inMiddlesex (nowHertfordshire), and of Wentworth House,5, St James's Square, London,[2] was a BritishWhig politician.
He was the eldest son and heir ofGeorge Byng (1735-1789) (eldest son ofRobert Byng (1703-1740), third son of AdmiralGeorge Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733)[3][4]) ofWrotham Park, by his wife Anne Conolly, a daughter ofWilliam Conolly (d.1754), of Stratton Hall, Staffordshire and of Castletown, co. Kildare,[5] aMember of Parliament. Anne's mother was Lady Anne Wentworth, a daughter ofThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672–1739). His younger brother was Field MarshalJohn Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772-1860),[4] elevated to the peerage in 1847 with the same territorial designation as the earldom of his maternal cousins, which earldom had become extinct in 1799.
He was educated atGöttingen University from 1780[6] where he studied underGeorg Christoph Lichtenberg.Byng was returned to Parliament forMiddlesex in 1790, a seat he held until his death 57 years later.[7] During his early years he was an associate ofCharles James Fox.[8] Between 1832 and 1847 he wasFather of the House of Commons. He was offered a peerage in order to increase the Whig majority in theHouse of Lords prior to the1832 Reform Act, but refused.[8] He was also aDeputy Lieutenant andJustice of the Peace forMiddlesex.[9]
In 1797 he married Harriet Montgomery, a daughter ofSir William Montgomery, 1st Baronet, of Macbie Hill, Peebles,[2] but had no children.[8]
He died on 10 January 1847,[2] aged 82. His heir was his younger brother, Field MarshalJohn Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772-1860), elevated to the peerage in the same year.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMiddlesex 1790–1801 With:William Mainwaring | Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament forMiddlesex 1801–1847 With:William Mainwaring 1801–1802 Sir Francis Burdett, Bt 1802–1804, 1805–1806 George Boulton Mainwaring 1804–1805, 1806 William Mellish 1806–1820 Samuel Charles Whitbread 1820–1830 Joseph Hume 1830–1837 Thomas Wood 1837–1847 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Father of the House of Commons 1832–1847 | Succeeded by |
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