George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
(1791-1869), Politician, Lord ChamberlainSitter associated with 4 portraits
George Sackville-West was appointed a Lord of the Bedchamber to both George III and George IV, serving from 1813 to 1828. In 1841, he was sworn onto the Privy Council and appointed Lord Chamberlain by Sir Robert Peel, a post he held until 1846.He later held the same office under Lord Derby (1858-9). He married Elizabeth Sackville in 1813, and in 1843 acquired a royal licence to put his wife's surname before his own.
Related People
- Lady Arabella Diana Bannerman (née Sackville-West) (daughter)
- George John Frederick Sackville-West, Viscount Cantelupe (son)
- John West, 2nd Earl de la Warr (grandfather)
- Charles Richard Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr (son)
- Charles Richard Sackville-West, 6th Earl De La Warr (brother)
- Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl de la Warr (son)
- Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (grandson)
- Lady (Leonora) Mary Griffin (née Sackville) (granddaughter)
- Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville (grandson)
- Charles Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville (grandson)
- Lady Margaret Sackville (granddaughter)
- Mary Catherine (née Sackville-West), Marchioness of Salisbury (later Countess of Derby) (daughter)
- Edeline (née Sackville), Lady Strickland (granddaughter)
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