George Calloway-Smith, 13th Marquess of Balbriggan

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The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Balbriggan
Born George Michael Alexander Hamilton Calloway-Smith
(1946-03-12) 12 March 1946 (age 78)
London, England
Alma mater University of Bristol
Title Marquess of Balbriggan
Term 20 May 1984 — present
Predecessor James Calloway-Smith, 12th Marquess of Balbriggan
Spouse(s) Lady Emma Lasseter (m. 1968)
Children James Calloway-Smith, Earl of Sailford
Eleanor Sheldon, Countess Sheldon
Lord Alexander Calloway-Smith
Lady Louise Calloway-Smith
Parents James Calloway-Smith, 12th Marquess of Balbriggan
The Hon. Caroline Shirley

George Calloway-Smith, 13th Marquess of Balbriggan (George Michael Alexander Hamilton; born 12 March 1946) is an Anglo-Irish peer. From his birth until 1960 he was known as Viscount Lewbridge, then from 1960 until 1984 when he became Marquess, he was known as Earl of Sailford.

Early life

George Michael Alexander Hamilton Calloway-Smith was born in St Mary's Hospital in London on 12 March 1946 to James Calloway-Smith and his wife Caroline (née Shirley), then known as the Earl and Countess of Sailford. Calloway-Smith's paternal grandparents were James Calloway-Smith, 11th Marquess of Balbriggan and his wife The Hon. Almitra Saker-Gendry. His maternal grandparents were Archibald Shirley, 5th Viscount Shirley and his wife, Lady Guinevere Palmerston.

Calloway was raised with his parents and paternal grandparents at their family home, Balbriggan House in County Fingal, Ireland. He had two sisters and three brothers; Eleanor, Constance, Henry, John Archibald and Patrick.

Marriage and children

On 13 September 1968, Calloway-Smith married Lady Emma Lasseter in London. They have four children:

  • James George Patrick Horatio Calloway-Smith, Earl of Sailford (born 30 June 1969). Married to Lady Eliza Tannahill in 1996.
    • Lady Isabella Eliza Emma Irene Cossimer, born 26 December 1996. Married to The Hon. Luke Cossimer in 2018.
      • Charlotte Emma Alice Isabella Cossimer, born 4 May 2019
    • Lady Angelica Alice Margaret Mary Calloway-Smith, born 1 November 1997
    • Patrick George Michael James Calloway-Smith, Viscount Lewbridge, born 18 June 1999
    • Lady Georgiana Michaela Alexandra Calloway-Smith, born 10 October 2002
    • The Hon. Arthur Spencer Thomas Peter Calloway-Smith, born 3 December 2003
  • Eleanor Emma Alice Mary Sheldon, Countess Sheldon (born 3 September 1971). Married to Thomas Sheldon, 9th Earl Sheldon in 1997.
    • Charles Patrick James Thomas Calloway Sheldon, Viscount Dunstane, born 1 March 1998
    • The Hon. Maxwell George Alexander Calloway Sheldon, born 13 July 2000
    • Lady Natasha Eleanor Alix Amber Calloway Sheldon, born 4 August 2002
  • Lord Alexander Fortescue Howard Shelby Calloway-Smith (born 4 April 1973). Married to Juliet Ashdown in 2000.
    • Stephanie Alexandra Emma Calloway-Smith, born 4 February 2003
    • Amelia Alice Xenia Calloway-Smith, born 23 July 2005
  • Lady Louise Alexandra Caroline Elizabeth Calloway-Smith Howell (born 25 December 1976). Married to Philip Howell in 2003.
    • Tabitha Rosalind Louise Howell, born 20 November 2004
    • Daniel David George Howell, born 31 December 2005
    • Sophia Eleanor Christina Howell, born 18 August 2007
    • Edward Hamilton Thomas Howell, born 3 February 2009
    • Lucy Hannah Juliet Howell, born 6 July 2010
    • Marina Phoebe Eliza Howell, born 30 August 2012

Titles and styles

  • 12 March 1946 — 25 October 1960: George Calloway-Smith, Viscount Lewbridge
  • 25 October 1960 — 20 May 1984: The Right Honourable Earl of Sailford
  • 20 May 1984 — present: The Most Honourable The Marquess of Balbriggan

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