George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford
The Earl of Strafford | |
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Portrait by Alfred d'Orsay, 1833 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 6 May 1835 – 23 June 1841 | |
| Monarchs | William IV Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry |
| Succeeded by | Lord Marcus Hill |
| Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 23 June 1841 – 30 August 1841 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Earl of Surrey |
| Succeeded by | Earl Jermyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1806 |
| Died | 29 October 1886 (aged 80) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Agnes Paget (c. 1809–1845) (2) Hon. Harriett Cavendish (d. 1892) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
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George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, PC (8 June 1806 – 29 October 1886), styled Viscount Enfield between 1847 and 1860, of Wrotham Park in Middlesex (now Hertfordshire) and of 5 St James's Square, London, was a British peer and Whig politician.