Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg (13 April 1742 - 23 March 1802) was a British peer and politician.Fauconberg was the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg and Catherine Betham.He served as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough between 1768 and 1774, sitting for the Whig party. Following his succession to his father's title in 1774, Fauconberg assumed his seat in the House of Lords. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber from 1777 to 1802, and was Custos rotulorum and Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire over the same period.On 29 May 1766, he married Charlotte Lamb, the sister of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne. Together they had four daughters. As Fauconberg had no sons, his earldom became extinct upon his death. He was succeeded by his cousin, Rowland Belasyse, in his viscountcy and barony.. }
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- Henry_Belasyse,_2nd_Earl_Fauconberg abstract "Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg (13 April 1742 - 23 March 1802) was a British peer and politician.Fauconberg was the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg and Catherine Betham.He served as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough between 1768 and 1774, sitting for the Whig party. Following his succession to his father's title in 1774, Fauconberg assumed his seat in the House of Lords. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber from 1777 to 1802, and was Custos rotulorum and Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire over the same period.On 29 May 1766, he married Charlotte Lamb, the sister of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne. Together they had four daughters. As Fauconberg had no sons, his earldom became extinct upon his death. He was succeeded by his cousin, Rowland Belasyse, in his viscountcy and barony.".