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Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740 – 3 April 1820) was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament. [1] He was the son of Edward Lascelles, a senior customs official in Barbados, himself a son of Daniel Lascelles.
Lascelles was the second cousin and heir at law of Edwin Lascelles, who already in 1790 had been created Baron Harewood, of Harewood Castle in the County of York (in the Peerage of Great Britain). However, this title became extinct on his death in 1795.
1 de may. de 2022 · On the death of his cousin, Edwin Lascelles (no issue), 1st Baron Harewood, Edward inherited the Lascelles family fortune made in the West Indies through customs positions and the slave trade.
Lascelles was the first president of Karkarooc Shire in 1896-97, and as managing director of the Mallee Agricultural and Pastoral Co. Ltd opened up the Tyrrell Downs property on the Hopetoun model. Unfortunately the start of the venture coincided with severe drought in 1895-1902.
Slavery and slaving was an early interest, however, post-dating Henry Lascelles' marriage to Mary Carter, daughter of a Barbadian slave trader. Henry's first documented involvement in the trade came in 1713, when he and two fellow traders shipped 100 slaves from Barbados on the Carracoe Merchant.
Biography. Son of Edward Lascelles, collector of customs in Barbados, and Frances nee Ball. Inherited West Indian estates from his cousin Edwin Lascelles in 1795. Created Baron Harewood 18/06/1796; Earl of Harewood 07/08/1812. Sources. History of Parliament: Edward Lascelles [accessed 13/01/2015].
Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740 – 3 April 1820) was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament. He was the son of Edward Lascelles, a senior customs official in Barbados, himself a son of Daniel Lascelles.
