West, George John Sackville-, 1791-1869 (5th Earl de la Warr)
Biography
George John Sackville-West (1791-1869), 5th Earl de la Warr, was born in Savile Row, London, on 26 October 1791. He was educated at Harrow School and Brasenose College, Oxford, and graduated BA in 1812 and MA in 1819. He was appointed a lord of the bedchamber to both George III and George IV and served from July 1813 to March 1828. In September 1841 he was sworn of the privy council and appointed lord chamberlain by Sir Robert Peel, a post he held until 1846. He died at Knole Park, Kent, on 23 February 1869.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Earl De La Warr, 22 Oct. 1840-24 Oct. 1843
Thirty-five letters, mostly to French, including letters of support for his committee to elect Lord Lyndhurst as High Steward (1840), thanks for copies of his translation of the Psalms and replies to invitations to Installations of Chancellors.
George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr: Correspondence to Duke of Wellington (and reply) and Sir A.F. Simpkinson, 1845
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.