George Lane-Fox (sheriff) explained

George Lane-Fox
Honorific Suffix:JP DL
Office:High Sheriff of Yorkshire
Term Start:1873
Term End:1874
Predecessor:Frederick Bacon Frank
Successor:The Hon. Arthur Duncombe
Office1:High Sheriff of Leitrim
Term Start1:1848
Term End1:1848
Predecessor1:Guy Lloyd
Successor1:William LaTouch
Education:Eton College
Alma Mater:Christ Church, Oxford
Parents:George Lane-Fox
Georgiana Henrietta Buckley
Children:6
Relations:James Fox-Lane (grandfather)
George Lane-Fox, 1st Baron Bingley (grandson)

George Lane-Fox JP DL (13 November 1816 – 2 November 1896), of Bowcliffe Hall, was an English landowner and politician.

Early life

Lane-Fox was born on 13 November 1816. He was the only son of George Lane-Fox, MP for Beverley, and Georgiana Henrietta Buckley. His sister, Frederica Elizabeth Lane-Fox, married Hon. Sir Adolphus Liddell (a son of the 1st Baron Ravensworth).[1] By early 1824, his parents were separated, and by the late 1820s, his mother "had a 'notorious' and indiscreet affair" with the Earl of Chesterfield, who later abandoned her to marry Anne Weld Forester in 1830.[2] His brother Sackville succeeded him in 1840.

His father was the eldest son of James Fox-Lane, of Bramham Park, and Hon. Mary Lucy Pitt (a daughter of the 1st Baron Rivers). His maternal grandparents were Edward Percy Buckley and Lady Georgiana West (a daughter of the 2nd Earl De La Warr).[3]

He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[4]

Career

Lane-Fox was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant,[5] for the West Riding of County York.[4] [6]

He also served as High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1846 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1873.[7]

Personal life

On 17 November 1837, Lane-Fox was married to Katherine Mary Stein (1813–1873), daughter of Grace (Bushby) and John Stein, MP for Bletchingley.[8] Together, they were the parents of three sons and three daughters, including:[5]

His wife died on 4 July 1873. Lane-Fox died on 2 November 1896.[7]

Descendants

Through his youngest son James, he was a grandfather of George Lane-Fox, 1st Baron Bingley (1870–1947), an MP for Barkston Ash, and Capt. Edward Lane-Fox (1874–1949).[7]

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Notes and References

  1. L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 29.
  2. Web site: Casey . Martin . LANE FOX, George (1793-1848), of Bramham Park, nr. Tadcaster, Yorks. . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . . 30 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Georgiana Henrietta Lane Fox (née Buckley) . www.lordbyron.org . Lord Byron and his Times . 30 April 2024.
  4. Book: Walford . Edward . The County Families of the United Kingdom Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland ... . 1869 . R. Hardwicke . 578 . 30 April 2024 . en.
  5. Book: Foster . Joseph . The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire for 1882: Forming the Second Part of "The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire" . 1882 . Nichols . 175 . 30 April 2024 . en.
  6. Book: Cahill . Kevin . Who Owns Ireland: The Hidden Truth of Land Ownership in Ireland . 30 July 2021 . The History Press . 978-0-7509-8661-8 . 203 . 30 April 2024 . en.
  7. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3290.
  8. Web site: Murphy . Brian . Thorne . R. G. . STEIN, John (b.1769), of Canonmills, Edinburgh. . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . . 15 April 2024.
  9. Web site: George Sackville Frederick Lane-Fox . www.npg.org.uk . . 30 April 2024 . en.
  10. Web site: Carolina Alexina Orred (née Lane-Fox) . www.npg.org.uk . . 30 April 2024 . en.
  11. Web site: Kathleen Mary Liddell (née Lane-Fox) . www.npg.org.uk . . 30 April 2024 . en.