Modern English biography

1882. _d._ 27 Victoria st. Westminster 10 March 1884. _bur._

Norwood cemetery 13 March. _G. Hodder’s Memories of my time_ (1870) 394–418; _J. Hatton’s Journalistic London_ (1882) 196 _portrait_; _Illustrated Review_, _v_ 267–73 (1873), _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xxix_ 368 (1884), _portrait_. JERSEY, GEORGE CHILD-VILLIERS, 5 Earl of (elder son of 4 Earl of Jersey 1735–1805). _b._ Middleton park near Bicester 19 Aug. 1773; styled viscount Villiers 1773 to 1805 when he succeeded; ed. at Harrow and St. John’s coll. Camb., M.A. 1794, D.C.L. Oxf. 1810; took name of Child before Villiers 1 Dec. 1819; lord chamberlain of the household 15 July to 22 Nov. 1830 and 15 Dec. 1834 to 18 April 1835; P.C. 19 July 1830; G.C.H. 1834; master of the horse 1841–6 and 1 March to 28 Dec. 1852; won the One thousand guineas and the Oaks with Cobweb 1824, the Derby with Middleton 1825, with Mameluke 1827 and with Bay Middleton