she declined on the ground that people over seventy just look foolish when they decide to marry. Some of their friends thought that she refused him because she believed that he cared more for her sister Selina. References External links 1805 births 1866 deaths Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom George Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club Masters of the Buckhounds Earls of Chesterfield Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Eton College