Christopher William Codrington
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Sir Christopher William Codrington (12 March 1805 – 24 June 1864), of Dodington, Gloucestershire, was a British MP for East Gloucestershire between 7 August 1834 and 24 June 1864 and a landowner in Gloucestershire.
Codrington was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on 7 August 1834, to replace Sir Berkeley William Guise (who had died 23 July 1834) as one of the two members for the East Gloucestershire parliamentary constituency. He was re-elected on 10 January 1835, on 5 July 1841, on 27 February 1847 (with his young brother-in-law the Marquess of Worcester
), in 1852 again with Worcester. When Worcester's father
died in 1853, he became 8th Duke of Beaufort and was translated to the House of Lords. His seat was then filled briefly by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet between 9 January 1854 and 29 November 1854 when Hicks-Beach died. A second by-election on 19 December 1854 resulted in the election of Robert Stayner Holford
, a wealthy landowner and dilettante, as the second member. Codrington and Holford represented East Gloucestershire for the next ten years, until Codrington's own death.
from a relative who disinherited his son; he was required to change his name to Bethell-Codrington (thus his son is also sometimes known as Christopher Bethell-Codrington). His mother was the Hon. Harriet Foley (d. 1843) daughter of Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley of Kidderminster (1742-1793) by his wife Lady Henrietta Stanhope, herself daughter of the Earl of Harrington
. Through his maternal grandmother, Codrington was thus connected to the earls of Sefton
, the barons Penrhyn and landed gentry families.
In 1836, Codrington married Lady Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (1817-1884), second daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
and younger daughter by his first wife Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (d. 1821), a niece of the Duke of Wellington
. They had issue
Codrington's elder son Gerald was created a baronet in 1876.
Codrington was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on 7 August 1834, to replace Sir Berkeley William Guise (who had died 23 July 1834) as one of the two members for the East Gloucestershire parliamentary constituency. He was re-elected on 10 January 1835, on 5 July 1841, on 27 February 1847 (with his young brother-in-law the Marquess of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort KG, PC, DL , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peer, soldier and Conservative politician...
), in 1852 again with Worcester. When Worcester's father
Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
Major Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort KG , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835, was a British peer, soldier and politician.-Background:...
died in 1853, he became 8th Duke of Beaufort and was translated to the House of Lords. His seat was then filled briefly by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet between 9 January 1854 and 29 November 1854 when Hicks-Beach died. A second by-election on 19 December 1854 resulted in the election of Robert Stayner Holford
Robert Stayner Holford
Robert Stayner Holford , of Westonbirt, in the village of Weston Birt, co. Gloucestershire, MP for East Gloucestershire, was a wealthy landowner, gardening and landscaping enthusiast, and an art collector...
, a wealthy landowner and dilettante, as the second member. Codrington and Holford represented East Gloucestershire for the next ten years, until Codrington's own death.
Family
Codrington was the eldest son of Christopher Bethell Codrington (d. 1843), of Doddington Park, Gloucestershire, since 1764, and the grandson of Edward Codrington. The elder Christopher had inherited Dodington ParkDodington Park
Dodington Park is a country house and estate in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England.The Codrington family acquired the estate in the late 16th century, when there was a large gables Elizabethan house and adjoining church...
from a relative who disinherited his son; he was required to change his name to Bethell-Codrington (thus his son is also sometimes known as Christopher Bethell-Codrington). His mother was the Hon. Harriet Foley (d. 1843) daughter of Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley of Kidderminster (1742-1793) by his wife Lady Henrietta Stanhope, herself daughter of the Earl of Harrington
Earl of Harrington
Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1742 for the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of the Council, William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington. He had already been created Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton, in 1730,...
. Through his maternal grandmother, Codrington was thus connected to the earls of Sefton
Earl of Sefton
The title Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux. The Earls of Sefton held the subsidiary titles Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough in the Queen's County , in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Sefton, of Croxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster...
, the barons Penrhyn and landed gentry families.
In 1836, Codrington married Lady Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (1817-1884), second daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
Major Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort KG , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835, was a British peer, soldier and politician.-Background:...
and younger daughter by his first wife Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (d. 1821), a niece of the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
. They had issue
- Sir Gerald William Henry Codrington, 1st Bt.Codrington BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Codrington family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
(1876), of Dodington Park, * 1850, + 1929, Md. 1887, his first half-cousin maternally Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison, + 1945, d. of William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough (1887) by his wife Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset (1838-1915), youngest daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort. They had issue. - Captain George John Granville Christopher Codrington (1855-1932).
- Alice Emily Georgiana Olivia Codrington (d. 1920), who married 1891 Sir Henry Mervyn Vavasour, 3rd Bt.Vavasour BaronetsThere have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Vavasour, three in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 four of the creations are extinct while one is extant....
, of Spalington (1814-1912), son and heir of Sir Henry Maghull Mervin Vavasour, 2nd Bt., and had issue, one daughter. With his death without surviving heirs male, the baronetcy created in 1801 became extinct in the third generation.
Codrington's elder son Gerald was created a baronet in 1876.
External links
- Descendants of Sir Christopher William Codrington
- Descent of Sir Christopher William Codrington from the Bethells showing the older baronetcy created 1721 for the eventually disinherited senior line.