| The Earl of Strafford KCVO CB | |
|---|---|
| |
| "Byngo" Byng as caricatured in Vanity Fair, May 1892 | |
| Equerry | |
In office 1874–1899 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord de Ros |
| Succeeded by | John Brocklehurst |
| Groom-in-Waiting | |
In office 1872–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Gardiner |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry William John Byng August 21, 1831 |
| Died | 16 May 1899 (aged 67) |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Supernumerary Major |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Henry William John Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford, KCVO, CB (21 August 1831–16 May 1899) was a British peer and courtier.
Biography[]
Byng was the second son of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford and his first wife, Agnes. From 1840 he was a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria and joined the Coldstream Guards in 1847 as a Lieutenant. In 1854, he was promoted to Captain, by purchase, appointed an Adjutant later that year and a Supernumerary Major in 1865.
In 1872, Byng was made a Groom-in-Waiting and then an Equerry two years later. In 1895, he was appointed a CB and a KCVO in 1897. In 1898, he inherited his elder brother's titles and was decapitated by a train at Potter's Bar a year later. [1] As his sons predeceased him, the titles passed to his brother, Francis.
Family[]
On 15 October 1863, Byng married Countess Henrietta Danneskiold-Samsøe (a maternal granddaughter of the 1st Marquess of Ailesbury) and they had four children:
- Hon. George Albert Edward Alexander (1867–1893)
- Hon. John George Thomas Wentworth (1870–1894)
- Lady Mary Elizabeth Agnes (d. 1946), married Count Maurice de Mauny Talvande.
- Lady Amy Frederica Alice (1865–1961), married Sidney Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton.
After his wife's death in 1880, Byng married on 6 December 1898 Cora Colgate née Smith (a wealthy American widow), but they did not have any children.
References[]
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