George Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont
George Francis Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont ( August 30, 1786 - April 2, 1845 ) was a British naval officer and peer .
George Francis Wyndham was the eldest son of William Frederick Wyndham , the youngest son of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont . He joined the Royal Navy in 1799 and achieved the rank of captain by 1812. In 1820 he married Jane Roberts , daughter of Reverend William Roberts , the deputy provost of Eton College . In 1837 he inherited the titles of Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth , the Wyndham Orchard family estate, and other estates in Somerset and Devon from his uncle George Wyndham, who had died without legitimate heirs . In 1838 he began building Blackborough House near Kentisbeare in Devon, but it remained unfinished. He died in 1845 without descendants, so that his title expired on his death.
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- ^ The National Heritage List for England: Blackborough House. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; Retrieved May 21, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| George Wyndham |
Earl of Egremont 1837-1845 |
Title expired |
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| SURNAME | Wyndham, George, 4th Earl of Egremont |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wyndham, George Francis, 4th Earl of Egremont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British naval officer and peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1786 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1845 |