Family and Education
b. 12 Aug. 1751, o.s. of John, 1st Baron Carysfort. educ. Westminster c.1764-7, Trinity, Camb. 1767. m. (1) 19 Mar. 1774, Elizabeth (d. Nov. 1783), da. of Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt., of Newtown, co. Tipperary, 2s. 2da.; (2) 12 Apr. 1787, Elizabeth, da. of George Grenville, sis. of George, 1st Mq. of Buckingham and of W. W. Grenville and Thomas Grenville, 3da. suc. fa. 18 Oct. 1772; cr. Earl of Carysfort [I] 20 Aug. 1789; Baron Carysfort [GB] 21 Jan. 1801; K.P. 5 Feb. 1784.
Offices Held
P.C. [I] 26 Sept. 1789; envoy to Berlin 1800 – 02; P.C. [GB] 12 Feb. 1806; jt. postmaster gen. and commr. of Board of Control 1806 – 07.
Parlimentarian
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Commons 1754-1790
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PROBY, John Joshua, 1st Earl of Carysfort [I] (1751-1828)
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Oxford 1644
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