Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, GCVO (27 December 1845 – 18 January 1928), styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between 1860 and 1903, was a British politician and peer.

Background and education

Memorial within Chichester Cathedral

Styled Lord Settrington from birth, he was born at Portland Place, London, the eldest son of Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Harriett, daughter of Algernon Frederick Greville. He was educated at Eton between 1859 and 1863. In 1860 he became known as the Earl of March after his father succeeded in the dukedom.^[1]

Career

Lord March joined the Grenadier Guards two years later, although he retired in 1869 after he was elected Member of Parliament for West Sussex. He represented that constituency until it was abolished for the 1885 general election, when he was returned to the House of Commons for the Chichester constituency. He held his seat until 1889. Around this time, he entered his position as an Ecclesiastical Commissioner, in which he served until 1903. He and his brother, Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox, served in the South African War.

On 27 September 1903, Gordon-Lennox succeeded his father as 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and 2nd Duke of Gordon (2nd creation). In 1904, King Edward VII made him a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and a Knight of the Order of the Garter. He also served as Lord Lieutenant in a few counties. After his death, he was buried in Chichester Cathedral.

Family

Richmond married firstly Amy Mary, daughter of Percy Ricardo of Bramley Park at Guildford in Surrey, and sister of Col. Francis Ricardo of Cookham in Berkshire. They had three sons and two daughters. After her death in August 1879, aged 30, he married secondly Isabel Sophie, daughter of William George Craven, in 1882. They had two daughters. Isabel died in November 1887, aged 24. Richmond remained a widower until his death in January 1928, aged 82. He was succeeded in the dukedom by his eldest son, Charles. Richmond's second son Lord Esmé Gordon-Lennox was a Brigadier-General in the British Army while his third and youngest son Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox was a Major in the Army.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} thepeerage.com Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond

External links

• Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond at Genealogics
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by The Earl of March

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hon. Henry Wyndham Sir Walter Barttelot, Bt	Member of Parliament for West Sussex 1869 – 1885 With: Sir Walter Barttelot, Bt	Constituency divided
Preceded by Lord Henry Lennox John Abel Smith	Member of Parliament for Chichester 1885 – 1889	Succeeded by Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Richmond	Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire 1903–1928	Succeeded by Sir John Findlay, Bt
Preceded by The Duke of Fife	Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire 1903–1928	Succeeded by The Duke of Richmond
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Gordon-Lennox	Duke of Richmond 3rd creation 1903 – 1928	Succeeded by Charles Gordon-Lennox
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Charles Gordon-Lennox	Duke of Lennox 2nd creation 1903 – 1928	Succeeded by Charles Gordon-Lennox
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Gordon-Lennox	Duke of Gordon 2nd creation 1903 – 1928	Succeeded by Charles Gordon-Lennox

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Name	Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of
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Date of birth	27 December 1845
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Date of death	18 January 1928
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