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George William Coventry 7th Earl of Coventry (25 April 1758 – 26 March 1831) styled Viscount Deerhurst until 1809 was a British peer and Member of Parliament.On 7 May 1776 he was commissioned an ensign in the 64th Regiment of Foot. Forbi On 21 January 1777 he became a lieutenant in the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons.In 1776 he had eloped to Gretna Green with Lady Catherine Henley daughter of the Earl of Northington leading to a long-standing estrangement from his father the 6th Earl.