George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Dorchester PC, PC (Ire) | |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 1794–1795 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Sylvester Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Thomas Pelham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1746 |
| Died |
7 March 1808 (aged 61) Park Lane, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Unmarried |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester PC, PC (Ire) (28 March 1746 – 7 March 1808), styled Viscount Milton between 1792 and 1798, was a British politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1794 and 1795.
Background
Dorchester was the second son of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his MA in 1767.[1][2]
Political career
Lord Dorchester sat as Member of Parliament for Cricklade between 1768 and 1774,[3] for Anstruther Burghs between 1778 and 1780,[4] for Dorchester between 1780 and 1790[5] and for Malton between 1792 and 1798.[6] He also represented Naas in the Irish House of Commons between 1795 and 1798[7] and served under William Pitt the Younger as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1794 and 1795. He was sworn of the English Privy Council in 1794[8] and of the Irish Privy Council in 1795.[9] He succeeded his father in the earldom on 12 January 1798 and entered the House of Lords. On 25 June 1798, he was appointed colonel of the Dorset Militia in succession to Lord Rivers,[10] but resigned in late 1799.[11] Lord Dorchester was also Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, and colonel of the Dorsetshire Yeomanry Cavalry, from 1803 to 1808.[12]
Personal life
Lord Dorchester was a great favourite of the Royal family who always stayed with him at his estate in Weymouth.[13] He died unmarried in Park Lane, London,[14] in March 1808, aged 61, when his titles became extinct. His estates were inherited by his sister Lady Caroline Damer, and on her death in 1828 by their Dawson cousins, who assumed the additional name of Damer. John Dawson-Damer, 2nd Earl of Portarlington, inherited the large but encumbered Irish properties, and his younger brothers Henry and George Dawson-Damer received respectively the estates of Milton Abbey and Came.[15]
References
- ↑ "Damer, the Hon. George (DMR763G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Athenaeum Magazine, April 1808
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Cornwall-Cynon Valley
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Andover - Armagh South
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Devizes - Dorset West
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Macclesfield - Marylebone West
- ↑ leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons
- ↑ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1679-1835
- ↑ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors - Ireland
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15038. p. 616. 3 July 1798.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15214. p. 1305. 17 December 1799.
- ↑ leighrayment.com Peerages: Desborough-Dorchester
- ↑ The Athenaeum Magazine, April 1808
- ↑ The Athenaeum Magazine, April 1808
- ↑ Burke's Peerage, 1831; Journal of Mary Frampton [1885]
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Gore Arnold Nesbitt |
Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1768–1774 With: Sir Robert Fletcher |
Succeeded by William Earle Arnold Nesbitt |
| Preceded by Philip Anstruther |
Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs 1778–1780 |
Succeeded by Sir John Anstruther, Bt |
| Preceded by John Damer William Ewer |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1780–1791 With: William Ewer 1780–1789 Thomas Ewer 1789–1790 Hon. Cropley Ashley 1790 Francis Fane 1790–1791 |
Succeeded by Francis Fane Hon. Cropley Ashley |
| Preceded by Edmund Burke William Weddell |
Member of Parliament for Malton 1792–1798 With: Edmund Burke 1792–1794 Richard Burke 1794–1795 William Baldwin 1795–1798 |
Succeeded by William Baldwin Bryan Cooke |
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Lord Naas Sir James Bond, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Naas 1795–1798 With: Sir James Bond, Bt 1795–1797 Vacant 1797–1798 |
Succeeded by Vacant Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Rivers |
Colonel of the Dorset Militia 1798–1799 |
Succeeded by Richard Bingham |
| New regiment | Colonel of the Dorsetshire Yeomanry Cavalry 1803–1808 |
Succeeded by James Frampton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sylvester Douglas |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1794–1795 |
Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Pelham |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Rivers |
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1803–1808 |
Succeeded by The Earl Digby |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Damer |
Earl of Dorchester 1798–1808 |
Extinct |