Baron Colchester, of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
in the
County of Essex
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, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created on 1 June 1817 for
Charles Abbot,
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between 1802 and 1817.
He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a naval commander and
Conservative
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politician. His son, the third Baron, was a barrister, President of the
Oxford Union
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and a Charity Commissioner. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1919.
Barons Colchester (1817)
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Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester PC, FRS (14 October 1757 – 8 May 1829) was a British barrister and statesman. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817.
Background and education
Born in the Headmaster's Lodge ...
(1757–1829)
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Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester
Admiral Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester PC (12 March 1798 – 18 October 1867), known as Charles Abbot before 1829, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.
Background and education
Colchester was the son of Charles Abbo ...
(1798–1867)
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Reginald Charles Edward Abbot, 3rd Baron Colchester (1842–1919)
References
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See also
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Viscount Colchester
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History
The first creation was made for Richard Woodville, 1s ...
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
Noble titles created in 1817
Noble titles created for UK MPs