George Byron, 8th Baron Byron
Captain George Anson Byron, 8th Baron Byron (30 June 1818 â 28 November 1870) was a British nobleman, army officer, peer, politician, and the eighth Baron Byron, as the son of Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron, who was the cousin of Romantic poet and writer George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron.
The Lord Byron | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 1 March 1868 â 28 November 1870 Hereditary peerage | |
Preceded by | The 7th Baron Byron |
Succeeded by | The 9th Baron Byron |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 June 1818 |
Died | 28 November 1870 52) | (aged
Spouse(s) | Lucy Elizabeth Jane Wescomb |
Parents | George Byron, 7th Baron Byron Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole |
Life
Byron was the son of Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron and Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole. He gained the rank of Captain in the 19th Foot in 1842. He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Byron in 1868 upon the death of his father.
Lord Byron died on 28 November 1870, and was succeeded by his nephew, George Frederick William Byron, 9th Baron Byron (born 1855).
Family
Lord Byron married Lucy Elizabeth Jane Wescomb, daughter of Reverend William Wescomb and Jane Douglas, in 1843. They had no children.
Arms
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References
- George Byron, 8th Baron Byron, at thepeerage.com (accessed 26 November 2009)
Peerage of England | ||
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Preceded by George Anson Byron |
Baron Byron 1868â1870 |
Succeeded by George Byron |