George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney

Who is George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney?

Lieutenant-Colonel George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney, was a British soldier and politician.

Rodney was the son of Admiral George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, by his first wife Lady Jane Compton, daughter of the Honourable Charles Compton. His mother died when he was three years old. Rodney was a captain in the 3rd Foot Guards and a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army. In 1780 he was returned to Parliament for Northampton, a seat he held until 1784. In 1792 he entered the House of Lords on the death of his father.

Lord Rodney married Anne Harley, daughter of the Honourable Thomas Harley, in 1781. They had nine sons and one daughter. He died in January 1802, aged 48, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George. Lady Rodney died in April 1840, aged 80.