George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan

The Earl of Lucan
Member of Parliament for Mayo
In office
1865–1874
Preceded byRoger William Henry Palmer
Lord John Browne
Succeeded byGeorge Ekins Browne
Thomas Tighe
Personal details
BornCharles George Bingham
(1830-05-08)8 May 1830
Died5 June 1914(1914-06-05) (aged 84)
Spouse
Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox
(m. 1859; died 1910)
Children7
Parent(s)George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
Lady Anne Brudenell
RelativesRobert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (grandfather)
EducationRugby School

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.

Early life

He was the eldest son of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan and Penelope Anne Cooke.[1]

He was educated at Rugby School and entered the Army.[1]

Career

He became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Coldstream Guards and served as aide-de-camp to his father, who commanded the cavalry division during the Crimean War. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1888.[2]

He was elected a Member of Parliament for Mayo from 1865 to 1874. He was appointed Vice-Admiral of Connaught in 1889, and Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum for County Mayo in 1901. He was created a Knight of St. Patrick in 1899.[2]

Personal life

Grave of the 4th Earl of Lucan in All Saints' parish churchyard, Laleham, Middlesex

On 17 November 1859, Lord Bingham married Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox (1838–1910), the youngest daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget (herself the eldest daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers).[3] Together, they had seven children:[4]

Lord Lucan died on 5 June 1914. He was succeeded in the title by his eldest son George.[4]

Descendants

Through his daughter Rosalind, he is a direct ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
16. Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, of Castlebar
8. Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan
17. Anne Vesey
4. Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
18. Sir James Smith
9. Margaret Smith
19. Grace Dyke
2. George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
20. Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg
10. Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg
21. Catherine Fowler
5. Lady Elizabeth Belasyse
22. Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Baronet, of Brocket Hall
11. Charlotte Lamb
23. Charlotte Cooke
1. George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
24. George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan
12. Hon. Robert Brudenell
25. Lady Elizabeth Bruce
6. Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan
26. Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet, of Parham
13. Anne Bishopp
27. Anne Boscawen
3. Lady Anne Brudenell
28. George Cooke
14. George John Cooke
29. Catherine Twysden
7. Penelope Anne Cooke
30. Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet, of Denham Court
15. Penelope Bowyer
31. Anne Stonhouse

References

  1. ^ a b G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 39.
  2. ^ a b "The Fourth Earl of Lucan". Ask About Ireland. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Cecilia Catherine Bingham (née Gordon-Lennox), Countess of Lucan". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3336.