The Earl of Jersey | |
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Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 24 July 1830 – 24 November 1830 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
Preceded by | The Duke of Montrose |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
In office 15 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
Succeeded by | The Marquess Wellesley |
Master of the Horse | |
In office 4 September 1841 – 29 June 1846 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | The Earl of Albemarle |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Norfolk |
In office 1 March 1852 – 17 December 1852 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
Preceded by | The Duke of Norfolk |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 August 1773 |
Died | 3 October 1859 | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Sarah Fane (1785–1867) |
Children | 7 |
Parent(s) | George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey Frances Twysden |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, GCH, PC (19 August 1773 – 3 October 1859), previously George Villiers and styled Viscount Villiers until 1805, was a British courtier and Conservative politician from the Villiers family.
He added the name of Child to his own by royal licence in 1819.