Background
Osborne was the second son of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds and his wife, Amelia. His grandmother was Lady Mary Godolphin, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Godolphin, who had married the 4th Duke of Leeds.
Osborne was the second son of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds and his wife, Amelia. His grandmother was Lady Mary Godolphin, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Godolphin, who had married the 4th Duke of Leeds.
On 14 May 1832 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Godolphin, of Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham. Lord Godolphin married the Honourable Elizabeth Eden, third daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, on 31 March 1800. They had five children:
The Honorary
George Godolphin Osborne (1802–1872).
Later 2nd Baron Godolphin, 8th Duke of Leeds from 1859 to 1872
The Honorary William Godolphin Osborne (1804–1888)
The Honorary
Sidney Godolphin Osborne (1808–1889). Became a religious minister.
He was the grandfather of the 12th (and last) Duke of Leeds.
The Honorary Doctorate"Arcy Godolphin Osborne (1814–1846). The Honorary Charlotte Godolphin Osborne (d 1838).
Married Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet, becoming Lady Brinckman.
The 8th Duke"s surviving siblings, William and Sydney, were granted the rank of a younger son of a duke in 1859, becoming Lord William Osborne and Lord Sydney Osborne respectively.
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 2nd United Kingdom Parliament. 3rd United Kingdom Parliament.
4th United Kingdom Parliament.
5th United Kingdom Parliament. 6th United Kingdom Parliament.
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 8th United Kingdom Parliament.
9th United Kingdom Parliament.
18th Parliament of Great Britain]
Osborne sat as Member of Parliament for Helston between 1799 and 1802, for Lewes between 1802 and 1806 and for Cambridgeshire between 1810 and 1831.