Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet, from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.
Background
He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondesham Vesey. In 1750, Bingham succeeded his older brother John as baronet.
Career
Bingham was appointed High Sheriff of Mayo in 1756. He was elected as Member of Parliament for both Castlebar and County Mayo in 1761, and chose to sit for the latter. He was returned to the Irish House of Commons until 1776, when he was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Lucan, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo. As his title enabled him only to take a seat in the Irish House of Lords, Bingham was not restricted from entering the British House of Commons for Northampton in 1782, representing it until two years later. In 1795, Bingham was further ennobled in the Peerage of Ireland as Earl of Lucan, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo.
Family
On 25 August 1760, he married Margaret Smith, daughter of Sir James Smith, at Bath, Somerset, and by her he had four daughters and a son, among which:
- Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan;
- Lady Lavinia Bingham, who married The 2nd Earl Spencer;
- Lady Anne Bingham
- Lady Margaret Lindsey; her daughter was Margaret Grey Porter
- John A. Bingham
Lord Lucan died, aged 63, at Charles Street, London, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son Richard.
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. VII. Dublin: James Moore. p. 107.
- "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776. p. 1.
- "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Northampton". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "No. 13821". The London Gazette. 10 October 1795. p. 1052.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1799). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part I. London: John Nichols. p. 349.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJames Cuffe I Paul Annesley Gore |
Member of Parliament for County Mayo 1761–1776 With: Hon. Peter Browne-Kelly 1761–68 James Cuffe II 1768–76 |
Succeeded byJames Cuffe II Arthur Browne |
| Preceded byHenry Mitchell John Browne |
Member of Parliament for Castlebar 1761 With: Joshua Cooper |
Succeeded byJoshua Cooper Richard Gore |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded byViscount Althorpe George Rodney |
Member of Parliament for Northampton 1782 – 1784 With: George Rodney |
Succeeded byLord Compton Fiennes Trotman |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Lucan 1795–1799 |
Succeeded byRichard Bingham |
| Baron Lucan 1776–1799 | ||
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded byJohn Bingham | Baronet (of Castlebar) 1750–1799 |
Succeeded byRichard Bingham |
- 1735 births
- 1799 deaths
- British MPs 1780–1784
- Peers of Ireland created by George III
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies
- Politicians from County Mayo
- High sheriffs of Mayo
- Earls of Lucan
- Bingham Baronets, of Castlebar