Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock


Vice-Admiral Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock CB was a British naval officer.

Royal Navy

The eldest son of the 1st Baron Radstock, Waldegrave joined the Royal Navy in 1798 and rose through the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1807, Rear Admiral in 1841, Vice Admiral of the White in 1853 and the Red in 1855. From 1831-37, he was a Naval aide-de-camp to King William IV and to Queen Victoria from 1837-1841.

Family life

On 7 August 1823, he had married Esther Caroline Paget and they had three children:

Death

Lord Radstock died in 1857 and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son.