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Name
  
Granville 2nd


Died
  
May 11, 1857

Vice-Admiral Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock CB (24 September 1786 – 11 May 1857) was a British naval officer.

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Royal Navy

The eldest son of the 1st Baron Radstock, Waldegrave joined the Royal Navy in 1798 and rose through the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1807, Rear Admiral in 1841, Vice Admiral of the White in 1853 and the Red in 1855. From 1831–37, he was a Naval aide-de-camp to King William IV and to Queen Victoria from 1837–1841.

Family life

On 7 August 1823, he had married Esther Caroline Paget (1800–1874) and they had three children:

  • Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913)
  • Hon. Catherine Esther (d. 1898), married Sir Thomas Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Baronet.
  • Hon. Elizabeth Cornelia (died unmarried, 1903)

    • Death

    Lord Radstock died in 1857 and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son.

    References

    Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock Wikipedia
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