The son of the first marquess (d. 1826); in 1831 he married Barbara Yelverton, Baroness Grey of Ruthin. He was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King William IV (1830-31).

REFERENCES TO George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, second marquess of Hastings:

Robert Southey to John Rickman, 19 August 1832 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)