Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 18 December 1905 – 14 February 1912 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
Succeeded by | The Lord Sandhurst |
Personal details | |
Born | St James's, Westminster, London, England | 30 October 1857
Died | 26 September 1922 St James Place, Westminster, London, England | (aged 64)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Hon. Margaret Baring
(m. 1887; died 1906) |
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Parents |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer,
Background and education
Known as "Bobby", Spencer was born in
Political career
Spencer represented
On 19 December 1905, he was created Viscount Althorp, of Great Brington in the County of Northampton,
Lord Spencer held a large number of foreign decorations: the Grand Crosses of
Family
Lord Spencer married the Hon. Margaret Baring (14 December 1868 – 4 July 1906), daughter of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke and Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel, at St James's Church, Piccadilly, on 23 July 1887. They had six children:
- Lady Sir Sidney Peel, 1st Baronet
- Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892–1975).
- Lieutenant commander Hon. Cecil Edward Robert Spencer RN DSC Croix de Guerre (1894–1928), died unmarried in a riding accident.
- Lady Lavinia Emily Spencer[13] (1899–1955), married the 4th Baron Annaly and had issue. Lady Annaly was an extra Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother when she was Duchess of York.
- Captain Hon. George Charles Spencer (1903–1982), married (1) Barbara Blumenthal and had issue, married (2) Kathleen Henderson; no issue.
- Lady Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer (1906–1996), married Hon. Henry Douglas-Home (son of the 13th Earl of Home) and had issue. She was the author of A Spencer Childhood, published in 1994.[14]
Viscountess Althorp died in 1906 giving birth to their sixth child.
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References
- ^ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 PRO RG13 Piece 74 Folio 12, p. 16.
- ^ "Spencer, the Hon. Charles Robert, Viscount Althorp (SPNR877CR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 – 1918 (Macmillan Press Ltd., London, 1974) p. 295.
- ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4881.
- ^ "No. 26321". The London Gazette. 30 August 1892. p. 4958.
- ^ "No. 26643". The London Gazette. 12 July 1895. p. 3945.
- ^ a b Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British Members of Parliament (Harvester Press, Sussex, 1978) vol. II, p. 334.
- ^ "No. 27868". The London Gazette. 29 December 1905. p. 9319.
- ^ "No. 27866". The London Gazette. 22 December 1905. p. 9171.
- ^ "No. 28581". The London Gazette. 16 February 1912. p. 1169.
- ^ a b George Edward Cokayne, H A Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden, The Complete Peerage (St Catherine's, London, 1940) vol. XIII, p. 39.
- ^ "No. 28736". The London Gazette. 11 July 1913. p. 4966.
- ^ "Lavinia Emily White (née Spencer), Lady Annaly". National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition (Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2003) vol. III, p. 3695.
- ^ "Obituary: Lady Althorp". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 5 July 1906. p. 12.
- ^ The Times (London), Wednesday, 27 September 1922, p. 10, col. D.