John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort

Carysfort succeeded his father as second Baron in 1772. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779[1] and made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1784.[3] In 1789 he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council,[4] created Earl of Carysfort in the Peerage of Ireland[5] and appointed Joint Master of the Rolls in Ireland,[6] which he remained until 1801.[1] In February 1790 he was returned to the House of Commons for East Looe, a seat he held until June the same year,[1][7] and then represented Stamford until 1801.[1][8] He was also Envoy to Berlin between 1800 and 1802.[1] In 1801 he was created Baron Carysfort, of the Hundred of Norman Cross in the County of Huntingdon, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,[9] which gave him a seat in the British House of Lords. He served as a Commissioner of the Board of Control and as Joint Postmaster General under Lord Grenville from 1806 to 1807 and was sworn of the British Privy Council in 1806.[10] In 1810 Carysfort published Dramatic and Narrative Poems.[1]

Lord Carysfort married, firstly, Elizabeth Osbourne, daughter of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet, in 1774. They had three sons and one daughter. After Elizabeth's early death in 1783 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Grenville, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville, in 1787. They had three daughters. Lord Carysfort died in April 1828, aged 76, and was predeceased by his eldest son, William, being succeeded in his titles by his second but eldest surviving son John. Lady Carysfort died in December 1842, aged 86.[1]

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 John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort was born on 12 August 1751.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Osborne, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt. and Elizabeth Christmas, on 19 March 1774.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Grenville, daughter of Rt. Hon. George Grenville and Elizabeth Wyndham, on 12 April 1787 at St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England.1 He died on 7 April 1828 at age 76 at Upper Grosvenor Street, London, England.1 He died on 7 April 1828 at age 76.2

    He was the son of John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort and Hon. Elizabeth Allen.1 He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1770 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Carysfort [I., 1752] on 18 October 1772.1 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 4 February 1779.1 He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 5 February 1784.1 He held the office of Joint Master of the Rolls between 1789 and 1801.1 He was created 1st Earl of Carysfort [Ireland] on 20 August 1789.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Stamford between 1790 and 1801.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for East Looe between February 1790 and June 1790.1 He was Envoy to Berlin between 1800 and 1802.1 He was created 1st Baron Carysfort, of the Hundred of Norman Cross, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 21 January 1801.1 He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 17 May 1804.1 He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General between 1806 and 1807.1 He was a Commissioner of the Board of Control between 1806 and 1807.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 February 1806.1 He wrote the book Dramatic and Narrative Poems, published 1810.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 3 July 1810.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1811.1 Children of John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort and Elizabeth Grenville

   Lady Charlotte Proby3 d. 23 Jan 1860

   Lady Frances Proby3 d. 24 Mar 1855

   Lady Elizabeth Proby3 d. 17 Oct 1869

Children of John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort and Elizabeth Osborne

   Lady Gertrude Proby3 d. 1835

   Captain William Allen Proby, Lord Proby1 b. 19 Jun 1779, d. 6 Aug 1804

   General John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort4 b. 1780, d. 11 Jun 1855

   Admiral Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort+4 b. 12 Nov 1782, d. 3 Nov 1868

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