Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan,
KP (8 May 1830 – 5 June 1914), styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was an Irish peer and soldier.
He was the eldest son of
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, (16 April 1800 – 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, respon ...
and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (25 April 1760 – 14 August 1837) was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Robert Brudenell was born in Westminster, the posthumous son and heir of Colonel the Hon. Robert Brudenell and h ...
and Penelope Anne Cooke. He was educated at
Rugby School
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Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...
and entered the Army.
He became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Coldstream Guards and served as aide-de-camp to his father, who commanded the cavalry division during the
Crimea War
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. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1888.
He was elected a Member of Parliament for
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from 1865 to 1874. He was appointed
Vice-Admiral of Connaught
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in 1889, and
Lord Lieutenant
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and Custos Rotulorum for County Mayo in 1901. He was created a
Knight of St. Patrick
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in 1898.
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He married Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox. She was the youngest daughter of ]Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, (3 August 179121 October 1860), of Goodwood House near Chichester in West Sussex, was a British peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician.
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He was born "Charles Lennox", the son an ...
and Lady Caroline Paget. Caroline was the eldest daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
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and his first wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers. The elder Caroline was a daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey
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and Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey
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. They had seven children:
*George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan
Colonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, 1st Baron Bingham, (13 December 1860 – 20 April 1949), known by the courtesy title of Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Early life
Lucan was ...
(13 December 1860 – 20 April 1949).
*Sir Cecil Edward Bingham
Major-General Sir Cecil Edward Bingham (7 December 1861 – 31 May 1934) was a British Army officer who held high command during World War I.
Military career
Born the son of Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan,''Burke's Peerage and Barone ...
(7 December 1861 – 31 May 1934). A major general
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of the British Army
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.
*Sir Francis Richard Bingham
Major-General Honourable Sir Francis Richard Bingham, (5 July 1863 – 5 November 1935) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Military career
Bingham was a younger son of Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan ( ...
(5 July 1863 – 5 November 1935). A major general
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of the British Army
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.
*Alexander Frederick Bingham (3 August 1864 – 26 May 1909).
*Albert Edward Bingham (30 June 1866 – 6 November 1941).
*Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham (26 February 1869 – 18 January 1958). Married James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
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; they are ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales
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.
*Capt. Lionel Ernest Bingham (4 November 1876 – 26 July 1927).
He was succeeded in the title by his eldest son George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan
Colonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, 1st Baron Bingham, (13 December 1860 – 20 April 1949), known by the courtesy title of Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Early life
Lucan was ...
.
Ancestry
*The Complete Peerage
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