Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
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Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire KG
, GCMG
, PC, DL
, JP
(16 May 1843 – 13 June 1928), known as the Lord Carrington from 1868 to 1895 and as the Earl Carrington from 1895 to 1912, was a British Liberal
politician and aristocrat.
, London
, Lincolnshire was the eldest son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, by his wife the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
and sister of Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
. The Hon. Sir William Carington
and Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington
were his younger brothers while Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
is his great-nephew. He was educated at Eton
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. On his mother's death in 1879 he became joint hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Born Robert Carrington, he assumed by Royal license the surname of Carington in 1880. In 1896 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Wynn-Carington.
as a Liberal
for High Wycombe
from 1865 until he succeeded his father in 1868. He served under William Ewart Gladstone
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1881 to 1885 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1881. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1885 and 1890 and was appointed a GCMG
in June 1885. He again held office under Gladstone and later Lord Rosebery
as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1892 to 1895. The latter year he was created Viscount Wendover, of Chepping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham, and Earl Carrington. After the Liberals returned to power in 1905 he served as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1905 and 1911 and as Lord Privy Seal
between 1911 and 1912, with a seat in the cabinet in Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
and H. H. Asquith
's ministries. He was made a Knight of the Garter
in 1906 and in 1912 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Lincolnshire.
. The Marchioness of Lincolnshire died in October 1934, aged 78.
Order of the Garter
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, GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
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, PC, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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, JP
Justice of the Peace
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(16 May 1843 – 13 June 1928), known as the Lord Carrington from 1868 to 1895 and as the Earl Carrington from 1895 to 1912, was a British Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and aristocrat.
Background and education
Born at WhitehallWhitehall
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, London
London
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, Lincolnshire was the eldest son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, by his wife the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby .From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire...
and sister of Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...
. The Hon. Sir William Carington
William Carington
Sir William Henry Peregrine Carington GCVO KCB PC JP was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1883-Biography:...
and Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington
Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington
Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington CVO DSO DL , known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....
were his younger brothers while Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir...
is his great-nephew. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. On his mother's death in 1879 he became joint hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Born Robert Carrington, he assumed by Royal license the surname of Carington in 1880. In 1896 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Wynn-Carington.
Political career
Lord Lincolnshire sat in the House of CommonsBritish House of Commons
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as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
for High Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
from 1865 until he succeeded his father in 1868. He served under William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1881 to 1885 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1881. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1885 and 1890 and was appointed a GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in June 1885. He again held office under Gladstone and later Lord Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...
as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1892 to 1895. The latter year he was created Viscount Wendover, of Chepping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham, and Earl Carrington. After the Liberals returned to power in 1905 he served as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1905 and 1911 and as Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
between 1911 and 1912, with a seat in the cabinet in Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...
and H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
's ministries. He was made a Knight of the Garter
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
in 1906 and in 1912 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Lincolnshire.
Family
Lord Lincolnshire married the Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord, daughter of Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, in 1878. They had one son and five daughters. His only son, Albert Edward Charles Robert Wynn Carrington, Viscount Wendover (1895-1915), was killed in the First World War. Lord Lincolnshire died in June 1928, aged 85, when the marquessate, earldom and viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronies of Carrington by his younger brother, Rupert Carington, 4th Baron CarringtonRupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington
Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington CVO DSO DL , known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....
. The Marchioness of Lincolnshire died in October 1934, aged 78.