Charles Goring (1743–1829) was a British country landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1774 to 1780. Goring was the second son of Sir Charles Matthew Goring, 5th Baronet and his second wife Elizabeth Fagge, daughter of Sir Robert Fagge, 3rd Baronet, of Wiston. He matriculated at

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on 27 March 1762, aged 18. His father died in 1769 and the property near Shoreham, which Goring inherited through his mother, increased his political influence in the West of Sussex . The Goring family had represented various Sussex constituencies in Parliament. In the 1774 general election Goring stood as

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for New Shoreham and topped the poll. The constituency had been enlarged in 1771 by an Act which enfranchised about 1200 freeholders. In Parliament he voted with the opposition and is only known to have made one speech. He decided not to stand again in

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. Goring was married three times. His first wife was Sarah Beard, daughter of Ralph Beard of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex whom he married on 20 April 1779. She died on 6 December 1797. He married secondly Elizabeth Luxford, daughter of Edward Luxford on 7 June 1798. She died on 8 August 1811. He married thirdly, Mary Ballard, daughter of Rev. John Ballard, rector of Great Longford, Wiltshire on 7 May 1812. Goring died 3 December 1829 aged 86. He is buried in

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and his monument was sculpted by

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described him as "a singular specimen of an old English gentleman ... of a hearty vigorous constitution and great hospitality". He had three daughters by his second wife Elizabeth, and had two sons Charles and John and a daughter Mary by his third wife Mary. His son

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was later MP for New Shoreham.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goring, Charles 1743 births 1829 deaths Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 Younger sons of baronets