Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville PC, DL (28 April 1776 – 25 June 1859), styled Lord Ossulston until 1822, was a British politician. He served as

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from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.

Background and education

Lord Ossulston was the eldest son of

Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (15 November 1743 – 10 December 1822), styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shellsEmma Colebrooke, daughter of

Sir James Colebrooke, 1st Baronet Sir James Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baronet (21 July 1722 — 10 May 1761) sat in the House of Commons from 1751 to 1761. Early life He was the son of James Colebrooke, of Chilham Castle, Kent, a very prominent private banker in London, and his wif ...

Henry Grey Bennet The Honourable Henry Grey Bennet FRS (2 December 1777 – 29 May 1836) was a British politician. Life Bennet was the second of three sons and fourth of eight children of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville, and his wife, Emma, Lady Tank ...

was his younger brother.thepeerage.com Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville
/ref> He was educated at

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and

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Political career

Lord Ossulston sat as Member of Parliament for

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from 1803 to 1806, for

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from 1806 to 1818 and for Berwick from 1820 to 1822. He served as

from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by

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. He was sworn of the

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in 1806. In 1822 he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the

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Family

Corisande de Gramont, Countess of Tankerville, by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)

Lord Tankerville married a French woman, Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène de Gramont, daughter of Antoine Louis Marie de Gramont, duc de Gramont, at

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, London, on 28 July 1806. They had two children,

Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville PC (10 January 1810 – 18 December 1899), styled Lord Ossulston between 1822 and 1859, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-a ...

and Lady Corisande Emma Bennett, who married

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. Lord Tankerville died in June 1859, aged 83, and was succeeded by his only son, Charles. The Countess of Tankerville died in January 1865.

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Tankerville, Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Northumberland Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord UK MPs who inherited peerages Ossulston, Charles Bennet, Lord 1776 births 1859 deaths Treasurers of the Household