Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood
Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood, was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood.
He took a great interest in the operation of the Leeds General Infirmary, and the St James Hospital Workhouse, working with the Chairman of the Leeds Board of Guardians, Major Middleton Esq., to provide lavish decorations for the hospitals' patients at Christmas, 1872.
He was commanding officer of the Yorkshire Hussars, a part-time Yeomanry Cavalry regiument, from 1859 to 1870.Family
He married firstly, Lady Elizabeth Joanna de Burgh, daughter of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, on 17 July 1845. She was the granddaughter of former Prime Minister George Canning. They had six children:
- Henry Ulrick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood
- Commander Hon. Frederick Canning Lascelles, married Frederica Maria Liddell, a granddaughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth and had issue, including Sir Alan Lascelles.
- Hon. Gerald William Lascelles, married Constance Philipson and had issue.
- Hon. Charles George Lascelles, died unmarried.
- Lady Constance Mary Lascelles, married Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock and had issue.
- Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles, married Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart and had issue.
On 21 April 1858 he married secondly, Diana Smyth, a granddaughter of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and great granddaughter of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. They had eight children:
- Lady Susan Elizabeth Lascelles, married Captain Francis Sutton and had issue.
- Captain Hon. Edwin Harry Lascelles, died unmarried.
- Hon. Daniel Harry Lascelles, died unmarried.
- Hon. George Algernon Lascelles, married Mabel Massey and had issue.
- Hon. William Horace Lascelles, married Madeline Barton and had issue, including Mary Lascelles and Daniel Lascelles.
- Hon. Francis John Lascelles, married Gertie Stradling and had issue.
- Hon. Eric James Lascelles, died unmarried.
- Lady Mary Diana Lascelles, married Robert Doyne, grandson of William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, and had issue.
