Charles Harbord (1596–1679)
Charles Harbord may refer to: * Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield (1830–1914), British peer, courtier and Liberal politician * Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield Lt Col. Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield, CB, MVO (14 June 1855 – 10 February 1924), was a British Army officer and British Conservative politician. Suffield was the eldest son of Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, and his first wife Cec ...

Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield
Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield (2 January 1830 – 9 April 1914), was a British peer, courtier and Liberal politician. A close friend of Edward VII, he served as a Lord of the Bedchamber and Lord-in-waiting to the King. He also held political office as Master of the Buckhounds under William Gladstone between February and July 1886. Background and education Harbord was a son of Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield. He was educated at King's College School. His father died in 1835 and in 1853, his childless, elder half-brother (his father's successor) died and Harbord inherited the title. Political career Lord Suffield was appointed a Lord-in-waiting in 1868 in William Gladstone's first administration, a post he held until 1872. The latter year he was appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, to whom he was a close friend. He was Chief of Staff to the Prince of Wales during the Prince's expedition to India in 1875–1876. He did not serve in Gladstone's second ...
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