George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex
George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex FSA (13 November 1757 – 23 April 1839) was an English aristocrat and politician, styled Viscount Malden until 1799.
Life
George Capell was the son and heir of William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex and was the elder brother of Thomas Bladen Capel, Captain (later Admiral) in the Royal Navy and one of Nelson's Band of Brothers. George Capell was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, receiving his MA in 1777. In 1781 he took the additional name of Coningsby on succeeding to the estates of his grandmother, Lady Francis Hanbury-Williams, née Coningsby.[1]
He was MP for Westminster from 1779 to 1780, for Lostwithiel from 1781 to 1784, for Okehampton from 1785 to 1790, and for Radnor from 1794 to 1799.[1]
On 4 March 1799 Capel-Coningsby succeeded his father as 5th Earl of Essex. He served as Recorder and High Steward of Leominster in 1802, and as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire from 1802 to 1817. He became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1801, and received an honorary D.C.L. from Oxford University in 1810.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Capell [Capel-Coningsby], George, Viscount Malden". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Essex
- Archival material relating to Coningsby, George Capel- (1757-1839) 5th Earl of Essex listed at the UK National Archives
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Thomas Pelham-Clinton Viscount Petersham |
Member of Parliament for Westminster 1779–1780 With: Lord Thomas Pelham-Clinton |
Succeeded by Sir George Brydges Rodney, Bt Charles James Fox |
| Preceded by Hon. Thomas de Grey George Johnstone |
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1781–1784 With: George Johnstone |
Succeeded by John Sinclair John Thomas Ellis |
| Preceded by John Luxmoore Thomas Wiggens |
Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1785–1790 With: Humphrey Minchin |
Succeeded by John Hayes St Leger Robert Ladbroke |
| Preceded by David Murray |
Member of Parliament for Radnor 1794–1799 |
Succeeded by Richard Price |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Bateman |
Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire 1802–1817 |
Succeeded by The Lord Somers |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by William Capell |
Earl of Essex 1799–1839 |
Succeeded by Arthur Capell |
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