Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon, (27 February 181827 September 1903), styled Lord Settrington until 1819 and then Earl of March until 1860, was a British Conservative politician.

Background and education

Born at Richmond House,

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, he was the son of Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and Lady Caroline, daughter of Field Marshal

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. He was educated at

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and

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, where he had a short career as a

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er. He served in the

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and was aide-de-camp to the

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Political career

March entered politics as member for Sussex West in 1841. He was sworn of the

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in 1859. In 1860, he succeeded his father as

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and entered the

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. He chaired the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment, which reported in 1866, and the Royal Commission on Water Supply in 1869, which concluded that there was a need for some sort of overall planning of water supplies for domestic use. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1867, and filled various positions in government in the Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby, Disraeli and the marquess of Salisbury. In 1876 he was rewarded for his public service by being created

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and Earl of Kinrara in the

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. He was also Chancellor of the

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from 1861 until his death at

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in 1903.

Family

Richmond married Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville, on 28 November 1843. They had six children: * Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox (12 October 18442 November 1934), who acted as chatelaine of Goodwood after her mother's death in 1887. She died unmarried in 1934. * Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond (1845–1928) * Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox (19 September 18473 October 1921), married Blanche Maynard and had issue one daughter, Ivy Gordon-Lennox, (16 June 18873 March 1982), who m. William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland. * Captain Lord Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox (30 July 18491 January 1886), died unmarried * Lady Florence Gordon-Lennox (21 June 185121 July 1895), died unmarried * Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox (29 July 186521 October 1922), married Alice Ogilvie-Grant and had issue

Ancestry

Bibliography

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References

External links

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Gordon Chapel

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