8th Earl of Coventry

8th Earl of Coventry
Title:8th Earl of
Surname:Coventry
Year elected:1815
Last year on list:1842
Elected as:Viscount Deerhurst
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As Vscount Deerhurst, he was a founding member of The Yacht Club.

George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament. He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Worcester in 1816, a seat he held until 1826. In 1831, he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. In 1838, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Mary Schooner 1815 1827  
Ariel Cutter 1829 1839  

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