Onslow, George Onslow, Earl of, 1731-1814

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English politician.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dover Street, 1796 Jan. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609904

From the description of Autograph signature to an order (refilling of vacant post) : Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, 1770 Sept. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611708

Politician.

Born in 1731, George Onslow was the son of Arthur Onslow, speaker of the House of Commons. He moved invalidation of Wilkes's election in 1769, and was involved in the Horne Took law suits. He was comptroller of the Household in 1777, and Lord of the Bedchamber in 1780. He was present at the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert in 1785. George eventually became the 1st Earl Onslow. He died in 1814.

From the description of Letters, 1797-1805. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50657804

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creatorOf Onslow, George Onslow, Earl of, 1731-1814. Autograph letter signed : Dover Street, 1796 Jan. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Coram manuscript material : 2 items, d1748-1750 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed : [London], 1773 Dec. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney papers, 1665-1828. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Autograph letters signed from George Onslow, 1st Earl of (1731-1814) and Henrietta Shelley Onslow, Countess of (1730/1-1809), 1805 and undated
creatorOf North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. Autograph fragment of a treasury order signed, 1775 Oct. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Onslow, George Onslow, Earl of, 1731-1814. Autograph signature to an order (refilling of vacant post) : Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, 1770 Sept. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letters, 1742-1797. Florida State University
creatorOf Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. Document signed : London, 1773 Jul. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Coram, Thomas, 1668?-1751. Thomas Coram manuscript material : 2 items, d1748-1750 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed : London, 1776 May 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney papers 1665-1828 1780-1788 Sydney, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. Document signed : Whitehall, 1770 Sept. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Onslow, George Onslow, Earl of, 1731-1814. Autograph letter signed, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767. The charge of the garrison of Minorca accounts, circa 1763. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Holograph letters signed and unsigned from Eighteenth Century England, 1742-1797 and undated
referencedIn Eighteenth century England letters, 1742-1797. Florida State University
creatorOf Onslow, George Onslow, Earl of, 1731-1814. Letters, 1797-1805. Florida State University
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correspondedWith Onslow, Henrietta Shelley, Countess of, 1730-1809 person
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Birth 1731-09-13

Death 1814-05-17

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