| The Right HonourableWilliam LascellesPC | |
|---|---|
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| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 23 July 1847 – 2 July 1851 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Lord Marcus Hill |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Mulgrave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1798-10-29)29 October 1798 |
| Died | 2 July 1851 (1851-07-03) (aged 52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Lady Caroline Howard
(m. 1823) |
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.
Background
Lascelles was the third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood and his wife Henrietta Sebright, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet. Edward Lascelles (1796–1839, Viscount Lascelles 1820–1839), Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, and Edwin Lascelles were his brothers.
Political career
Lascelles was returned to Parliament for East Looe in 1826, a seat he held until 1830. He was subsequently MP for Northallerton from 1831 to 1832, for Wakefield from 1837 to 1841 and from 1842 to 1847 and for Knaresborough from 1847 to 1851. In 1847 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household under Lord John Russell, a post he held until his death in 1851.
Cricket
Lascelles played first-class cricket in 1818. He is recorded in one match for E. H. Budd's XI, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1.
Family
Lascelles married Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (d. 1881), daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, on 14 May 1823. They had ten children:
- Georgiana Caroline Lascelles (1826–1911), married Charles William Grenfell, a grandson of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton and had issue.
- George Dacre Lascelles (1828–1829)
- Henrietta Frances Lascelles (1830–1884), married William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham and had issue.
- Major Claude George William Lascelles (1831–1903), died unmarried.
- Edwin Agar Lascelles (1833–1877), died unmarried.
- Mary Louise Lascelles (c. 1835–1917), died unmarried.
- Emma Elizabeth Lascelles (1838–1920), married Lord Edward Cavendish, son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and had issue.
- Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles (1841–1920), married Mary Emma Olliffe and had issue.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Lascelles (1842–1913), married Caroline Maria Gore, sister of Charles Gore and had issue, including Sir Francis William Lascelles.
- Beatrice Blanche Lascelles (1844–1915), married Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lascelles died on 2 July 1851, aged 52. Lady Caroline Lascelles died in November 1881.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- "No. 20757". The London Gazette. 23 July 1847. p. 2689.
- "No. 20759". The London Gazette. 27 July 1847. p. 2752.
- "No. 21230". The London Gazette. 25 July 1851. p. 1917.
- "St John". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byThomas Potter Macqueen Lord Perceval |
Member of Parliament for East Looe 1826–1830 With: James Buller-Elphinstone 1826–1829 Henry Thomas Hope 1829–1830 |
Succeeded byHenry Thomas Hope Thomas Arthur Kemmis |
| Preceded byViscount Lascelles Sir John Beresford, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1831–1832 With: Sir John Beresford, Bt |
Succeeded byJohn George Boss |
| Preceded byDaniel Gaskell | Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1837–1841 |
Succeeded byJoseph Holdsworth |
| Preceded byJoseph Holdsworth | Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1842–1847 |
Succeeded byGeorge Sandars |
| Preceded byAndrew Lawson William Ferrand |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough 1847–1851 With: Joshua Westhead |
Succeeded byJoshua Westhead Thomas Collins |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byLord Marcus Hill | Comptroller of the Household 1847–1851 |
Succeeded byThe Earl of Mulgrave |
- 1798 births
- 1851 deaths
- English cricketers
- English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 1820–1826
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- Younger sons of earls
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Cornwall
- Politics of Wakefield
- Lascelles family
- E. H. Budd's XI cricketers