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Apr 09, 1758 Died on 18 Oct 1829 (aged 71)
British politician
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About Edward Onslow
- Edward Onslow (9 April 1758 – 18 October 1829) was a British aristocrat, the younger son of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow. Onslow was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1774.
- He briefly sat as Member of Parliament for Aldborough in 1780 and was elected the same year as a fellow of the Royal Society.In 1781, Onslow was involved in a homosexual scandal, and was forced to resign his seat in Parliament (by accepting the Stewardship of East Hendred) and flee to France.On 7 March 1783, he married Marie Rosalie de Bourdeilles de Brantôme (d.
- 1842); one of their sons was George Onslow, the classical composer.
- Marie was possessed of a considerable dowry, and Onslow spent the rest of his life as a country gentleman in France.
