Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood

Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740 – 3 April 1820) was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament.

On the death of his cousin, the childless Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, Edward inherited the family fortune made in the West Indies through customs positions and the slave trade.

In 1812 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Lascelles and Earl of Harewood, in the County of York.

Before her death on 22 February 1805, they had four children: Lord Harewood died on 3 April 1820 and was succeeded in his titles by his second son, Henry.

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