George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret

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The 3rd Earl in the uniform of a Captain in the Northamptonshire Militia, a rank he held from 1804. Easton Neston House, Northamptonshire

George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret (6 January 1768 – 7 April 1830) was the third holder of the title of Earl of Pomfret in the Peerage of Great Britain.

He was the eldest son of George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret and succeeded to the title on his father's death in 1785, inheriting the family seat of Easton Neston house, Northamptonshire.

On 29 August 1793 he married Mary Browne (c.1769-1839), daughter and heiress of Thomas Trollope Browne, a wine merchant. However, they separated soon afterwards and had no issue, meaning that on his death in 1830 the earldom and estate passed to his younger brother Thomas.[1]

He was laid to rest in St Mary's church on the Easton Neston estate, where he is commemorated by a white marble funerary monument of a lifesize male figure seated by an urn.[2] The monument was carved by Edward Hodges Baily.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Pomfret, Earl of (GB, 1721 - 1867)". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.
2. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (Grade I) (1189210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis

Peerage of Great Britain

Preceded by

George Fermor

|  Earl of Pomfret
1785–1830  | Succeeded by

Thomas Fermor