George Evans, 4th Baron Carbery
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George Evans, 4th Baron Carbery (18 February 1766 – 31 December 1804) was a British peer and politician.
and Trinity College, Cambridge
.
, it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
. He was instead elected to the House of Commons
for Rutland
in 1802, a seat he held until his early death two years later.
. He was succeeded in the barony by his uncle, John Evans. Lady Carbery later remarried and died in October 1828.
Background and education
Carbery was the son of George Carbery, 3rd Baron Carbery, and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Horton. He was educated at EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
Political career
Carbery succeeded his father in the barony in 1783. However, as this was an Irish peeragePeerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
, it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. He was instead elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Rutland
Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire...
in 1802, a seat he held until his early death two years later.
Personal life
Lord Carbery married Susan, daughter of Colonel Henry Watson, in 1792. They had no children. He died in December 1804, aged 38, from the bursting of a blood-vessel at Reddish's Hotel in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He was succeeded in the barony by his uncle, John Evans. Lady Carbery later remarried and died in October 1828.