Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury

The Right Honourable The Earl of Shrewsbury PC
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office 4 February 1875 – 11 May 1877
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	The Marquess of Exeter
Succeeded by	The Earl of Coventry
Personal details
Born	13 April 1830 (1830-04-13)
Died	11 May 1877 (1877-05-12)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Anna Cockerell (1836-1912)

Charles John Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, 19th Earl of Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot, PC (13 April 1830 – 11 May 1877), styled Viscount Ingestre between 1849 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Benjamin Disraeli between 1875 and 1877.

Background

Shrewsbury was the eldest son of Admiral Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, and his wife Lady Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford.^[1]

Political career

Shrewsbury entered the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Stafford in 1857, a seat he held until 1859,^[2][3] and later represented Staffordshire North from 1859 to 1865^[2][3] and Stamford in 1868.^[2][3] The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom. He served from 1875 to 1877 as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in the second Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli^[2] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1874.^[4]

Family

Lord Shrewsbury married Anna Theresa, daughter of Richard Howe Cockerell, in 1855. Their daughter Lady Theresa married Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry, and was the mother of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry. Shrewsbury died suddenly in May 1877, aged only 47, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son Charles. The Countess of Shrewsbury died in July 1912, aged 76.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} thepeerage.com Charles John Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
3. ^ ^{a b c} leighrayment.com House of Commons: Southend to Stamford
4. ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1836-1914

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Ingestre

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Ayshford Wise Arthur Otway	Member of Parliament for Stafford 1857–1859 With: John Ayshford Wise	Succeeded by John Ayshford Wise Thomas Salt
Preceded by Charles Adderley Smith Child	Member of Parliament for Staffordshire North 1859–1865 With: Charles Adderley	Succeeded by Charles Adderley Edward Manningham-Buller
Preceded by Viscount Cranborne Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Bt	Member of Parliament for Stamford 1868 With: Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Bt	Succeeded by Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Bt William Unwin Heygate
Political offices
Preceded by The Marquess of Exeter	Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1875–1877	Succeeded by The Earl of Coventry
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Shrewsbury	Lord High Steward of Ireland 1868–1877	Succeeded by The Earl of Shrewsbury
Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Chetwynd-Talbot	Earl of Shrewsbury 1868–1877	Succeeded by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Henry Chetwynd-Talbot	Earl of Waterford 1868–1877	Succeeded by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Chetwynd-Talbot	Earl Talbot 1868–1877	Succeeded by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot

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Date of birth	13 April 1830
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Date of death	11 May 1877
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