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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 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

Lord Lucan died, aged 63, at Charles Street, London, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son Richard.

References

1. "Leigh Rayment – Peerage". Retrieved 18 June 2009.
2. ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. vol. VII. Dublin: James Moore. p. 107. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
3. "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Retrieved 18 June 2009.
4. ^ "ThePeerage – Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan". Retrieved 18 June 2009.
5. ^ "Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
6. "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776. p. 1.
7. "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Northampton". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
8. "No. 13821". The London Gazette. 10 October 1795. p. 1052.
9. Sylvanus, Urban (1799). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part I. London: John Nichols. p. 349.

• 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 Club
• 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