Charles Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth
Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth (13 January 1796 – 18 September 1885) was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education
Charles John Shore was born in Calcutta, the son of John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth and Charlotte, only daughter of James Cornish, a medical practitioner at Teignmouth. He was educated at a private school in Clapham and, from 1808, a school in Chobham, Surrey. He then entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was the third President of the Cambridge Union Society.[1]
On his death at 89 years of age he was buried in Edinburgh Parish Church. He had married Caroline Browne in Cumbria in 1838.
Political career
Lord Teignmouth served as MP for Marylebone from 1838-1841. He came third in the poll in the 1837 General Election, but took his seat on 3 March 1838, after Sir Samuel Whalley's election was declared void.[2]
In June 1834 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3]
His autobiography, Reminiscences of Many Years, was published in 1878.[4]
References
- ^ "Shore, the Hon. Charles John (SHR813CJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Marylebone Election Papers". Records of the House of Commons: Library: Manuscripts Collection. House of Commons. c. 1837. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Reminiscences of Many Years". Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Shore, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
