Name Henry 5th | Died November 5, 1929 | |
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Children Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood Grandchildren George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Gerald David Lascelles Great grandchildren David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood Similar People Henry Lascelles - 6th Earl o, Gerald David Lascelles, George Lascelles - 7th Earl o, Mary - Princess Royal an, Mary of Teck | ||
Henry Ulick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood GCVO TD JP DL (21 August 1846 – 6 October 1929) was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood.
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Biography
As a child, he lived at Goldsborough Hall in Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, which was the house for the heirs-in-waiting for Harewood House. During his lifetime the Lascelles family were still major landholders in Barbados.
He succeeded to titles of Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, and Baron Harewood on 24 June 1892.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 26 February 1900, and Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 22 April 1904, serving as such until 14 December 1927.
In early 1901 Lord Harewood was asked by King Edward to take part in a special diplomatic mission to announce the King's accession to the governments of France, Spain, and Portugal.
In 1908, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1922.
Family
On 29 October 1881 he married Lady Florence Bridgeman, daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, and they had three children: