George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor

British politician

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1765

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1852

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor

  • George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (Dinefwr) (8 October 1765 – 9 April 1852) was a British peer and politician.
  • He was the son of Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor and George Rice (or Rhys).
  • He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 1 February 1783, where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree on 30 May 1786.
  • Talbot Rice was the Tory Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire from 1790 to 1793.
  • His father had previously been the Tory MP for Carmarthenshire between 1754-1779. He inherited his title in 1793 on the death of his mother.
  • The 3rd Baron's mother had adopted, by royal licence the name of de Cardonnel.
  • In 1817 (again by royal licence) he resumed his paternal surname of Rice.
  • His name is now often hyphenated as Talbot-Rice.
  • He died on 9 April 1852.
  • On 20 October 1794 he had married Frances Townshend, third daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St Leonards.
  • They had 2 sons and 5 daughters and lived at Newton House in his Dynefwr estate near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.
  • He was succeeded by his eldest son George, who later adopted the surname of Rice-Trevor.

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