Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
Royal Navy admiral
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| Intro | Royal Navy admiral | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom England | ||||||
| was | Navy officer Military leader Admiral Noble | ||||||
| Work field | Military Royals | ||||||
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| Birth | 24 September 1786, London, UK | ||||||
| Death | 11 May 1857London, UK (aged 70 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||||
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Biography
Vice-Admiral Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock CB (24 September 1786 – 11 May 1857) was a British naval officer.
Royal Navy
The eldest son of the 1st Baron Radstock, Waldegrave joined the Royal Navy in 1798 and rose through the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1807, Rear Admiral in 1841, Vice Admiral of the White in 1853 and the Red in 1855. From 1831–37, he was a Naval aide-de-camp to King William IV and to Queen Victoria from 1837–1841.
Family life
On 7 August 1823, he had married Esther Caroline Paget (1800–1874) and they had three children:
- Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913)
- Hon. Catherine Esther (d. 1898), married Sir Thomas Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Baronet.
- Hon. Elizabeth Cornelia (died unmarried, 1903)
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Lord Radstock died in 1857 and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son.