John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Carysfort KP, PC, PC (Ire), FRS |
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| Joint Master of the Rolls in Ireland (with the Earl of Glandore) | |
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In office 1789–1801 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Leinster |
| Succeeded by | Michael Smith |
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Joint Postmaster General (with the Earl of Buckinghamshire) |
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In office 1806–1807 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by |
The Duke of Montrose Lord Charles Spencer |
| Succeeded by |
The Earl of Chichester The Earl of Sandwich |
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| Born | 12 August 1751 |
| Died |
7 April 1828 (aged 76) Upper Grosvenor Street, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Elizabeth Osborne (d. 1783) (2) Elizabeth Grenville (1756-1842) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort, KP, PC, PC (Ire), FRS (12 August 1751 – 7 April 1828) was a British judge, diplomat Whig politician and poet.
Carysfort was the son of John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort, and the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Carysfort succeeded his father as second Baron in 1772. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779 and made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1784. In 1789 he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council, created Earl of Carysfort in the Peerage of Ireland and appointed Joint Master of the Rolls in Ireland, which he remained until 1801. In February 1790 he was returned to the House of Commons for East Looe, a seat he held until June the same year, and then represented Stamford until 1801. He was also Envoy to Berlin between 1800 and 1802. On 18 February 1793, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
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