Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Shrewsbury PC |
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| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 4 February 1875 – 11 May 1877 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Exeter |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Coventry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1830 |
| Died | 11 May 1877 |
| 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Charles John Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
- ^ a b c d Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- ^ a b c leighrayment.com House of Commons: Southend to Stamford
- ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1836-1914
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Shrewsbury
