George West, Viscount Cantelupe
British politician
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George John Frederick West, Viscount Cantelupe (25/26 April 1814 – 25 June 1850)[1][2] was a British politician.
George West, Viscount Cantelupe | |
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| Born | 25/26 April 1814 |
| Died | 25 June 1850 |
| Occupation | Politician  |
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| Position held | member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1837–1840) |
Styled Viscount Cantelupe from birth, he was the eldest son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, by Lady Elizabeth Sackville, daughter of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset. He was the elder brother of Major-General Charles Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr, Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville, Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[citation needed]
Lord Cantelupe served in the Grenadier Guards, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1837 he was returned to Parliament for Helston, a seat he held until 1840,[3] and then represented Lewes until 1841.[4] He died unmarried of rheumatic fever in late June 1850, aged 36, predeceasing his father.[5] His younger brother Charles eventually succeeded in the earldom.[6]