Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers
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Tenure1827–1842
PredecessorRobert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers
SuccessorWashington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers
Born13 November 1760
Washington Shirley | |
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| Earl Ferrers | |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Tenure | 1827–1842 |
| Predecessor | Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers |
| Successor | Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers |
| Born | 13 November 1760 |
| Died | 2 October 1842 (aged 81) Stowe-by-Chartley |
| Buried | Staunton Harold |
| Spouses | Frances Ward
(m. 1781; died 1812)Sarah Davy
(m. 1829; died 1835) |
| Issue |
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| Father | Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers |
| Mother | Catherine Cotton |
Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (13 November 1760 – 2 October 1842), styled The Honourable Washington Shirley from 1778 to 1827, was a British hereditary peer.
Ferrers was the third son of Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers and his wife Catherine Cotton. He was educated at Westminster School.[1]
On 19 May 1780, he was appointed a cupbearer in the Royal Household, but this sinecure was abolished on 14 November 1782.[2]
Later life
Ferrers succeeded his elder brother, Robert, in the earldom in 1827.
On 13 July 1832, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire.[1]