Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester
Victoria | |
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| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Elgin |
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| Born | 12 March 1798 |
| Died | 18 October 1867 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Elizabeth Law (d. 1883) |
PC (12 March 1798 – 18 October 1867), known as Charles Abbot before 1829, was a British naval commander and Conservative
politician.
Background and education
Colchester was the son of
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
.
Yangtze river
in 1816, from a sketch by AbbotColchester served in the
Political career
Colchester succeeded to his father's peerage in 1829 and entered the
Privy Council.[4] Apart from his naval and political career he was also President of the Royal Geographical Society between 1845 and 1847. On 7 June 1853 the University of Oxford conferred on him a DCL.[5]
Family
Lord Colchester married the Hon. Elizabeth Susan, daughter of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, in 1836. He died in October 1867, aged 69, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Reginald. Lady Colchester died in March 1883.
References
- ^ "No. 22806". The London Gazette. 12 January 1864. p. 157.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Mr Charles Abbot
- ^ "No. 21297". The London Gazette. 2 March 1852. p. 671.
- ^ "No. 21296". The London Gazette. 27 February 1852. p. 633.
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
External links
Media related to Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester at Wikimedia Commons
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