Monarch Victoria Nationality British Died July 2, 1851 Prime Minister Lord John Russell Political party Whig Spouse Caroline Howard | Preceded by Lord Marcus Hill Name William Lascelles Party Whigs Succeeded by Earl of Mulgrave Role Politician Children Frank Lascelles | |
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Parents Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Grandparents Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood | ||
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.
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Background
Lascelles was the third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood, by his wife Henrietta Sebright, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet. Edward Lascelles (1796–1839, Viscount Lascelles 1820–1839), Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, and the Honourable Edwin Lascelles were his brothers.
Political career
Lascelles was returned to Parliament for East Looe in 1826, a seat he held until 1830. He was subsequently MP for Northallerton from 1831 to 1832, for Wakefield from 1837 to 1841 and from 1842 to 1847 and for Knaresborough from 1847 to 1851. In 1847 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household under Lord John Russell, a post he held until his death in 1851.
Cricket
Lascelles played first-class cricket in 1818. He is recorded in one match for E. H. Budd's XI, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1.
Family
Lascelles married Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (d. 1881), daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, on 14 May 1823. They had nine children:
Lascelles died in July 1851, aged 52. Lady Caroline Lascelles died in November 1881.