Lord George Beresford

Lord George Beresford

Lord George Thomas Beresford, GCH, PC (12 February 1781–26 October 1839) was an Irish-born, British politician.

Beresford was a younger son of the 1st Marquess of Waterford and his wife, Elizabeth. On 22 November 1808, he married Harriet Schutz (daughter of John Bacon Schutz, of Gillingham Hall, Suffolk) and they had three daughters:

*Elizabeth Harriet Georgina (1810-1889), married Admiral Henry Eden.
*Harriet Susan Isabella (d. 1859), married George Dunbar, MP.
*Caroline Susan Catherine (d. 1866), married Hon. Edward Kenyon.

Beresford was returned to Parliament for several constituencies in Ireland and was Comptroller of the Household from 1812-30.


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