Biography

George William Coventry. (1722-1809) (aka. Lord Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry)

6th Earl of Coventry. Son of William Coventry (d. 1750-1), 5th Earl of Coventry, and Eilzabeth Allen (d. 1738). Married (1752) to Maria Gunning (d. 1760), dau of Colonel John Gunning of Castle Coote (Roscommon, Ireland), and (1764) to Barbara St. John (d. 1804), dau of Lord St. John of Blethshoe. He had at least 5 children.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell dined with Lord Coventry and his brother John Bulkeley Coventry (d. 1801), as well as Lord Thanet and a Mr. Price, at Lord Eglinton's on May 29, 1763.

External links:

• Coventry family tree - from Stirnet

This article was last updated at February 04 2008 14:18:23 CET

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