George Byron, 7th Baron Byron

The Lord Byron
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
19 April 1824 – 1 March 1868
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 6th Baron Byron
Succeeded byThe 8th Baron Byron
Personal details
Born
George Anson Byron

(1789-03-08)8 March 1789
Died2 March 1868(1868-03-02) (aged 78)
RelationsLord Byron (Cousin)
Elizabeth Mary Chandos Pole (Wife)
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy
Years of service1800–1862
Rank Admiral
CommandsHMS Blonde
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars

Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron (8 March 1789 – 2 March 1868) was a British nobleman, naval officer, peer, politician, and the seventh Baron Byron, in 1824 succeeding his cousin the poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron in that peerage. As a career naval officer, he was notable for being his predecessor's opposite in temperament and lifestyle.[1]

  1. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 17 October 2020.