The Lord Forester | |
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 Caricature of Lord Forester by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) published inVanity Fair in 1875. | |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 27 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Mulgrave |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Drumlanrig |
| In office 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Viscount Castlerosse |
| Succeeded by | Lord Proby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1807 (1807-05-10) |
| Died | 14 February 1886 (1886-02-15) (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Mary Anne Jervis (d. 1893) |
George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron ForesterPC (10 May 1807 – 14 February 1886), styledThe Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a BritishConservative politician and army officer. He notably served asComptroller of the Household in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. A long-standing MP, he was theFather of the House of Commons from 1873 to 1874, when he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and took a seat in theHouse of Lords.
Weld-Forester, born at Sackville Street, London[1] was the second son ofCecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester, and Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter ofCharles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. His elder brotherJohn Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester, was also a Tory politician Both the brothers had, as godfather at the same christening, the Prince of Wales, later KingGeorge IV, a personal friend of their father.[2]
He was educated atWestminster School.[1]
Weld-Forester entered the British Army on commission in 1824, he was a Captain of theRoyal Horse Guards and was recorded residing at the Hyde Park Barracks the night of the 1841 census. He later became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards in 1853. He was promoted to staff rank as Major-General in 1863 and Lieutenant-General in 1871, retiring, aged seventy, as full General in 1877 but saw no campaign service.[1]
Weld-Forester succeeded his brother asmember of parliament forWenlock in 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years.[3] He had beenGroom of the Bedchamber toWilliam IV from 1830 to 1831[1] and served in the first two Conservative administrations of theEarl of Derby asComptroller of the Household between February[4] and December 1852[5] and from 1858[6] to 1859.[7] He was admitted to thePrivy Council in 1852.[8] In 1873 he becameFather of the House of Commons as the longest-serving member (then 45 years) of the House.[9] The following year he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Forester and entered theHouse of Lords. In 1878 he served as treasurer of theSalop Infirmary inShrewsbury.[10]
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Lord Forester married the Honourable Mary Anne Jervis, daughter ofEdward Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent, and widow ofDavid Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, in 1862. They had no children.
Lord Forester died at 3 Carlton Gardens, London, in February 1886, aged 78, and was buried atWilley parish church.[1] He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, ReverendOrlando Weld-Forester. Lady Forester died in March 1893.
The Lady Foresters Convalescent Home inLlandudno was opened in Lord Forester's honour in 1902.[11][12]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Wenlock 1828–1874 With:Paul Thompson 1828–1832 James Milnes Gaskell 1832–1868 Alexander Hargreaves Brown 1868–1874 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Father of the House of Commons 1873–1874 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 1852 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 1858–1859 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baron Forester 1874–1886 | Succeeded by |
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