George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan

Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan KP (8 May 1830 – 5 June 1914), styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was the eldest son of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan and Penelope Anne Cooke.

He married Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox. She was the youngest daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget. Caroline was the eldest daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey and his first wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers. The elder Caroline was a daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey and Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. They had seven children:

Grave of the 4th Earl of Lucan in All Saints' parish churchyard, Laleham, Middlesex

• George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan (13 December 1860 – 20 April 1949).
• Sir Cecil Edward Bingham (7 December 1861 – 31 May 1934). A Major General of the British Army.
• Sir Francis Richard Bingham (5 July 1863 – 5 November 1935). A Major General of the British Army.
• Alexander Frederick Bingham (3 August 1864 – 26 May 1909).
• Albert Edward Bingham (30 June 1866 – 6 November 1941).
• Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham (26 February 1869 – 18 January 1958). Married James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn; they are ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales.
• Lionel Ernest Bingham (4 November 1876 – 26 July 1927).

Ancestry

Family of George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan

16. Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, of Castlebar 8. Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan 17. Anne Vesey 4. Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan 18. Sir James Smith 9. Margaret Smith 19. Grace Dyke 2. George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan 20. Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg 10. Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg 21. Catherine Fowler 5. Lady Elizabeth Belasyse 22. Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Baronet, of Brocket Hall 11. Charlotte Lamb 23. Charlotte Cooke 1. Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan 24. George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan 12. Hon. Robert Brudenell 25. Lady Elizabeth Bruce 6. Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan 26. Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet, of Parham 13. Anne Bishopp 27. Anne Boscawen 3. Lady Anne Brudenell 28. George Cooke 14. George John Cooke 29. Catherine Twysden 7. Penelope Anne Cooke 30. Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet, of Denham Court 15. Penelope Bowyer 31. Anne Stonhouse

References

• The Complete Peerage

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lucan