Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham

Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham (5 December 1764 – 16 July 1841), was a British Member of Parliament.

Biography

Feversham was born the eldest son of Charles Slingsby Duncombe of

Feversham was appointed

Lord Feversham married Lady Charlotte Legge, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, in 1795.^[2] They had eight children together:^[3]

• Hon. Frances Duncombe (born 30 May 1803, died 15 June 1881)
• Hon. Louisa Duncombe (born 16 November 1807, died 18 November 1852)
• Charles Duncombe (born 29 July 1796, died 2 April 1819)
• William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (born 14 January 1798, died 11 February 1867)
• The Reverend and Hon. Henry Duncombe (born 25 August 1800, died 1 October 1832)
• Admiral the Hon. Arthur Duncombe (born 24 March 1806, died 6 February 1889)
• The Very Reverend and Hon. Augustus Duncombe, DD (born 2 November 1814, died 26 January 1880), Dean of York 1858–1880.
• Hon. Octavius Duncombe (born 8 April 1817, died 3 December 1879)

Feversham died in July 1841, aged 76, and was succeeded in the barony by his son William. His younger sons Arthur and Octavius were both Conservative politicians who served in Parliament. Lady Feversham died in 1848.

References

• "DUNCOMBE, Charles (1764–1841), of Duncombe Park, Helmsley, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [
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• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links

• Media related to Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham at Wikimedia Commons
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Feversham