John West, 4th Earl De La Warr
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28 July 1758
The Earl De La Warr | |
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 Portrait of Lord De La Warr by George Romney, 1790 | |
| Lord of the Bedchamber | |
| In office 1789–1795 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Richard West 28 July 1758 |
| Died | 28 July 1795 (aged 37) |
| Spouse |
Catherine Lyell
(m. 1783) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr Mary Wynyard |
| Education | Eton College |
John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (28 July 1758 – 28 July 1795), styled The Honourable John West between 1761 and 1783, was a British aristocrat and courtier.
West was the second son of Mary (née Wynyard), Countess De La Warr, and Lieutenant-General John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte. His elder brother was William West, 3rd Earl De La Warr, a Lt.-Col. in the Coldstream Guards and his younger brother was Frederick West (who married twice and had issue by both wives). He also had two sisters, Lady Georgiana West (the wife of Edward Pery Buckley and mother of Edward Pery Buckley, MP for Salisbury), and Lady Matilda West (the wife of Gen. Henry Wynyard, Commander-in-Chief, Scotland).
His paternal grandparents were John West, 1st Earl De La Warr (only son of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr) and the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy (only daughter of Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty and Lady Elizabeth Spencer, second daughter of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. His maternal grandparents were Lieutenant-General John Wynyard and the former Catherine Allestrec.
Career
He served in the 2nd Foot Guards with the rank of lieutenant. In 1778 he was appointed an Equerry to the Queen Consort, a post he held until 1783, when he also succeeded his elder brother William in the earldom. In 1789 he was made a Lord of the Bedchamber, which he remained until his death six years later.