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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 254 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GEORGE , 4th See also:

Earl See also:Waldegrave (1751-1789), the eldest son of the 3rd earl, was a soldier and a member of See also:parliament. His SOnS, GEORGE (1784-1794) and See also:JOHN See also:JAMES (1785-1835), Were the 5th and 6th earls. In 1797 the 6th earl inherited from See also:Horace See also:Walpole his famous See also:residence, See also:Strawberry See also:Hill, See also:Twickenham, but his son, GEORGE See also:EDWARD, the 7th earl (1816-1846), was obliged in 1842 to sell the valuable treasures collected there. His wife, Frances, Countess Waldegrave (1821-1879), a daughter of the See also:singer John See also:Braham, was a prominent figure in society. He was her second See also:husband, and after his See also:death she married George See also:Granville See also:Vernon See also:Harcourt of Nuneham See also:Park, See also:Oxford-See also:shire, and later See also:Chichester See also:Fortescue, See also:Baron See also:Carlingford. The 7th earl was succeeded by his See also:uncle See also:William (1788-1859), a son of the 4th earl, and in 1859 William's See also:grandson, WILLIAM See also:FREDERICK (b. 1851), became the 9th earl.

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