Family and Education
b. 12 Aug. 1751, o.s. of John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort [I], by Hon. Elizabeth Allen, da. of Joshua, 2nd Visct. Allen [I]. educ. Westminster c.1764-7; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1767. m. (1) 19 Mar. 1774, Elizabeth (d. Nov. 1783), da. of Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt., MP [I] of Newtown, co. Tipperary, 3s. 2da.; (2) 12 Apr. 1787, Elizabeth, da. of George Grenville of Wootton, Bucks., 1s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Carysfort [I] 18 Oct. 1772; KP 5 Feb. 1784; cr. Earl of Carysfort [I] 20 Aug. 1789; Baron Carysfort [UK] 21 Jan. 1801.
Offices Held
PC [I] 26 Sept. 1789; jt. master of rolls [I] Aug. 1789–1801; envoy to Berlin May 1800 – Oct. 1802; PC [GB] 12 Feb. 1806; jt. postmaster-gen. Feb. 1806 – Mar. 1807; member of Board of Trade June 1806; commr. Board of Control July 1806 – Mar. 1807.
Member, board of agriculture 1793; capt. Northants. yeoman cav. 1794, maj. 1802; capt. Hunts. vol. inf. 1803.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Elton Hall, Hunts.; Glenart, co. Wicklow.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
PROBY, John Joshua (1751-1828)
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