Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
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Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, KG, PC (January 27 1795 – October 31 1869) was an English aristocrat who continued the development of his family's extensive property holdings in London. Mayfair was fully developed by the time he became head of the family, and he was responsible for the development of Belgravia, which he commissioned Thomas Cubitt to design.
[edit] Family
On 16 September 1819, he married Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland. They had eleven children:
- Lady Theodora Grosvenor (d. 1924)
- Lady Jane Louisa Octavia Grosvenor (d. 1921)
- Lady Eleanor Grosvenor (d. 1911)
- Lady Mary Francis Grosvenor (d. 1912)
- Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor (1824–1899)
- Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825–1899)
- Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor (d. 1906)
- Lady Octavia Grosvenor (d. 1921)
- Lord Gilbert Norman Grosvenor (1833–1854)
- Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge (1837–1912)
- Lady Agnes Grosvenor (d. 1909)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Thomas Grosvenor John Egerton | Member of Parliament for Chester with Thomas Grosvenor 1818–1826 Lord Robert Grosvenor 1826–1830 1818–1830 | Succeeded by: Lord Robert Grosvenor Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bt |
| Preceded by: Davies Davenport Wilbraham Egerton | Member of Parliament for Cheshire with Wilbraham Egerton 1830–1831 George Wilbraham 1831–1832 1830–1832 | Succeeded by: Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by: Constituency created | Member of Parliament for South Cheshire with George Wilbraham 1832–1835 | Succeeded by: George Wilbraham Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bt |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Stamford | Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1845–1867 | Succeeded by: The Lord Egerton of Tatton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl Fortescue | Lord Steward 1850–1852 | Succeeded by: The Duke of Montrose |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: Robert Grosvenor | Marquess of Westminster 1845–1869 | Succeeded by: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor |
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