George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds

George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds, JP (18 September 1862 – 10 May 1927),[1] styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.


The Duke of Leeds

Treasurer of the Household
In office
1895–1896
Preceded byArthur George Brand
Succeeded byThe Viscount Curzon
Member of Parliament for Brixton
In office
1887–1895
Preceded byErnest Baggallay
Succeeded byEvelyn Hubbard
Personal details
Born
George Godolphin Osborne

(1862-09-18)18 September 1862
Died10 May 1927(1927-05-10) (aged 64)
Spouse(s)
Lady Katherine Frances Lambton
(m. after 1884)
ParentsGeorge Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds
Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers
ResidenceHornby Castle
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Early life

He was the second and oldest surviving son of The 9th Duke of Leeds and his wife, The Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of The 4th Baron Rivers.[2] Leeds was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4]

Career

He entered the British House of Commons, as the Marquess of Carmarthen, in 1887, representing Brixton until December 1895, when he succeeded his father in his titles.[5] In his first three years as Member of Parliament (MP), Lord Carmarthen was assistant secretary to The 1st Baron Knutsford.[6]

He served as Treasurer of the Household in 1895 and 1896,[6] and sat in the London County Council.[7] Leeds was a Justice of the Peace for the North Riding of the County of York.[4] He was a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars and an honorary captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.[2] Leeds commanded the Royal Yacht Squadron and was a naval aide-de-camp to the King.[4]

At the end of the nineteenth-century, the Duke of Leeds was initiated into the fraternal society of the Ancient Order of Druids and was present in Stonehenge in August 1905 for the first massive ceremony organized by the A.O.D.[8]

The Duke was noted for his racing greyhounds. His gambling debts played a part in the sale of the family seat Hornby Castle by his heir.[9]

Personal life

Ancestral arms of the Osborne family, Dukes of Leeds

On 13 February 1884 he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, second daughter of The 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, at St Paul's Knightsbridge, and had by her, four daughters and one son.[2][10]

Leeds died on 10 May 1927, aged sixty-four, and was buried on 14 May.[10] He was succeeded in the peerage by his only son, John.[11]

References

  1. "Leigh Rayment – Peerage". Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  2. Cokayne, George Edward (1887). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. vol. V. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 39.
  3. "Osborne, George Godolphin, Marquess of Carmarthen (OSBN882GG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. p. 793.
  5. "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Brixton". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  6. Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companioage. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1923. p. 371.
  7. Who is Who 1914 (66th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1914. p. 1227.
  8. Ronald Hutton, Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009, p.321.
  9. Historic England. "Hornby Castle Park (1420079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. "ThePeerage – Sir George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  11. Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. vol. II. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 1476.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ernest Baggallay
Member of Parliament for Brixton
1887–1895
Succeeded by
Evelyn Hubbard
Political offices
Preceded by
Arthur George Brand
Treasurer of the Household
1895–1896
Succeeded by
Viscount Curzon
Peerage of England
Preceded by
George Osborne
Duke of Leeds
1895–1927
Succeeded by
John Osborne
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