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, respo ...

and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were

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and Penelope Anne Cooke. He was educated at

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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

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. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1888. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Mayo from 1865 to 1874. He was appointed Vice-Admiral of Connaught in 1889, and

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and Custos Rotulorum for County Mayo in 1901. He was created a Knight of St. Patrick in 1898. 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. Origins He was born "Charles Lennox", the son and ...

and Lady Caroline Paget. Caroline was the eldest daughter of

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a member ...

and his first wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers. The elder Caroline was a daughter of

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, PC (9 June 173522 August 1805, Tunbridge Wells) was an English nobleman, peer, politician and courtier at the court of George III. He was the oldest surviving son of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Je ...

and Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. They had seven children: Laleham AllSaints LucanGrave 4Right

* George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan (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 Baron ...

(7 December 1861 – 31 May 1934). A

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of the

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. *Sir Francis Richard Bingham (5 July 1863 – 5 November 1935). A

of the

. *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; they are ancestors of

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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 ''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition rev ...

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