George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow

George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow PC (13 September 1731 – 17 May 1814), known as The Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician.

Background

He was the only son of Arthur Onslow, having no brothers but one sister, who died in 1751.

Political career

Onslow sat as Member of Parliament for Rye from 1754 to 1761 and for Surrey from 1761 to 1774. From 1765 to 1777, he was a junior Lord of the Treasury. He then became successively Comptroller of the Household and Treasurer of the Household. On 20 May 1776, he was created Baron Cranley, of Imber Court in the County of Surrey. On 8 October 1776, he also succeeded his second cousin Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow as Baron Onslow. He was further honoured on 17 June 1801 when he was created Viscount Cranley, of Cranley in the County of Surrey, and Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Shropshire.

Family

Lord Onslow married Henrietta Shelley (d. 1802), daughter of Sir John Shelley, 4th Baronet, on 26 June 1753. They had four sons and one daughter:

• Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow (15 March 1754 – 22 February 1827)
• John Onslow (21 November 1755 – 4 February 1757)
• Henry Onslow (9 February 1757 – 25 July 1757)
• Hon. Edward Onslow (9 April 1758 – 18 October 1829), married on 6 March 1783 Marie Rosalie de Bourdeille and had issue.
• Henrietta Onslow (b. 18 March 1760, died in infancy)

In 1778, Lord Onslow sold Imber Court in Thames Ditton, and a large estate including farms and gardens, and the Imber Court Copper Mills.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Onslow

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Phillips Gybbon Thomas Pelham	Member of Parliament for Rye 1754 – 1761 With: Phillips Gybbon	Succeeded by Phillips Gybbon John Albert Bentinck
Preceded by Arthur Onslow Thomas Budgen	Member of Parliament for Surrey 1761 – 1774 With: Sir Francis Vincent, Bt	Succeeded by Sir Francis Vincent, Bt James Scawen
Political offices
Preceded by The Lord King	Out-Ranger of Windsor Forest 1754–1763	Succeeded by Lord Charles Spencer
Preceded by Thomas Hervey	Surveyor of Gardens and Waters 1761–1763
Preceded by Sir William Meredith, Bt	Comptroller of the Household 1777–1779	Succeeded by Sir Richard Worsley, Bt
Preceded by The Earl of Carlisle	Treasurer of the Household 1779–1780	Succeeded by The Earl of Salisbury
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Onslow	Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1776–1814	Succeeded by The Viscount Midleton
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Onslow 1801–1814	Succeeded by Thomas Onslow
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Richard Onslow	Baron Onslow 1776–1814	Succeeded by Thomas Onslow
New creation	Baron Cranley 1776–1814