George Harcourt
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United Kingdom
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Whig and then Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Political career
Harcourt was elected as MPMember of Parliament
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for Lichfield
Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1806 and for Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1831.
Family
On 27 March 1815, he married Lady Elizabeth Bingham (the eldest daughter of the 2nd Earl of LucanRichard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , styled The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.- Background :...
) and they had one child, Elizabeth Lavinia (d. 1858, married Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon
Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon
Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon was a British peer and politician. He was styled Lord Norreys from birth until acceding in 1854.-Background:...
). Harcourt's wife died in 1838 and he then married Frances Waldegrave
Frances Waldegrave
Frances Elizabeth Anne Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave , was the daughter of John Braham, the singer.Frances was born in London on 4 January 1821. She married, on 25 May 1839, John James Waldegrave of Navestock, Essex, who died in the same year. She married secondly, on 28 Sept. 1840, George...
(the widow of the 7th Earl Waldegrave
George Waldegrave, 7th Earl Waldegrave
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and future wife of the 1st Baron Carlingford
Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP, PC , known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874, Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887, was a British statesman and Liberal...
), a daughter of the noted tenor, John Braham
John Braham
John Braham was a tenor opera singer born in London, England. His long career led him to become one of Europe's leading opera stars. He also wrote a number of songs, of minor importance, although The Death of Nelson is still remembered...
.