Background
He was born on 19 June 1777, the eldest son of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Bishop of Exeter, and wife Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham.
He was born on 19 June 1777, the eldest son of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Bishop of Exeter, and wife Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham.
He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.
Foreign Exeter from 1812 until 1826. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Devon in 1835. He was called to the bar at Lincoln"s Inn in 1799, and was, for some time, a Master of Chancery.
He was elected High Steward of Oxford University in 1838, and was a governor of the Charterhouse.
He died at Shrivenham, Berkshire, at the house of his brother-in-law, on 19 March 1859. Courtenay played cricket for Master Control Console in the 1790s.
He is recorded in one first-class match in 1797, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1. Courtney was married twice.
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He was Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1812 until January 1826, when he resigned his seat following his appointment as clerk-assistant to the House of Lords, at an annual salary of £4,000.