The Earl of Coventry | |
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Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire | |
In office 1838–1843 | |
Member of Parliament for Worcester | |
In office 1816–1826 Serving with William Gordon, Thomas H. H. Davies | |
Preceded by | Abraham Robarts William Gordon |
Succeeded by | Thomas H. H. Davies George Richard Robinson |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 October 1784 |
Died | 15 May 1843 | (aged 58)
Political party | Tory |
Spouses | Hon. Emma Susanna Lygon
(m. 1808; died 1810)Lady Mary Beauclerk
(m. 1811) |
Relations | George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry (grandfather) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | George Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry Peggy Pitches |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry (16 October 1784 – 15 May 1843), styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1809 to 1831, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.