Edward Onslow

Edward Onslow FRS (9 April 1758 – 18 October 1829) was a British aristocrat, the younger son of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow. In 1781, Onslow was involved in a homosexual scandal, and was forced to resign his seat in Parliament (by accepting the Stewardship of East Hendred) and flee to France.[1]

Onslow

Onslow was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1774. He briefly sat as Member of Parliament for Aldborough in 1780 and was elected the same year as a fellow of the Royal Society.[2]

On 7 March 1783, he married Marie Rosalie de Bourdeilles de Brantôme (d. 1842); one of their sons was George Onslow, the classical composer. Marie was possessed of a considerable dowry, and Onslow spent the rest of his life as a country gentleman in France.

References

Sadie, Stanley (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians v. 13. Macmillan. p. 543. ISBN 9780333231111. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
"Library and Archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

Howard, Joseph Jackson (1903). Visitation of England and Wales v. 5. Priv. print. p. 200. Retrieved 27 November 2007.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Richard Sutton, Bt Charles Mellish	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1780–1781 With: Charles Mellish	Succeeded by Charles Mellish Sir Samuel Brudenell Fludyer, Bt

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[grove-1] Sadie, Stanley (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians v. 13. Macmillan. p. 543. ISBN 9780333231111. Retrieved 27 November 2007.

[2] "Library and Archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 6 March 2012.