Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Carysfort
KP, PC
The Right Honourable ; The Earl of Carysfort KP, PC
Comptroller of the Household
	In office; 23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston ; The Earl Russell
Preceded by	Hon. George Weld-Forester
Succeeded by	Viscount Royston
Personal details
Born	14 September 1824; Bushy Park, County Wicklow
Died	18 May 1872 (aged 47); Florence, Italy
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Lady Augusta Hare ; (1831–1881)

Arms of Proby: *Ermine, on a fess gules a lion passant or*

Granville Leveson Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort KP PC (14 September 1824 – 18 May 1872), styled Lord Proby from 1858 to 1868, was a British Liberal politician. He notably held office as Comptroller of the Household between 1859 and 1866.

Background and early life

Proby was born at Bushey Park, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, the second son of Admiral Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, by Isabella Howard, daughter of the Honourable Hugh Howard. He became known by the courtesy title Lord Proby in 1858 on the death of his elder brother. He served with the 74th Regiment of Foot and achieved the rank of captain.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 1858 Proby was elected to the House of Commons for County Wicklow,^[1] and served under Lord Palmerston and then Lord Russell as Comptroller of the Household from 1859^[2] to 1866.^[3] In 1868 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1859^[4] and made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1869.^[5]

Family

Lord Carysfort married Lady Augusta Maria Hare, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, in 1853. The marriage was childless. He died in Florence, Italy, in May 1872, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, William. The Countess of Carysfort died at Grosvenor Crescent, London, in March 1881, aged 48.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
^ "No. 22280". The London Gazette. 28 June 1859. p. 2513.
^ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
^ "No. 22283". The London Gazette. 8 July 1859. p. 2628.
^ leighrayment.com Knight of St Patrick^[usurped]

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Proby

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Ralph Howard, Bt William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume	Member of Parliament for County Wicklow 1858–1868 With: William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume	Succeeded by William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume Hon. Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Political offices
Preceded by Hon. George Weld-Forester	Comptroller of the Household 1859–1866	Succeeded by Viscount Royston
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Granville Leveson Proby	Earl of Carysfort 1868–1872	Succeeded by William Proby