Lord Charles Spencer
The Right Honourable Lord Charles Spencer PC |
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Joint Postmaster General with The Lord Auckland (1801–1804) and The Duke of Montrose (1804–1806) |
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In office 1801–1806 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Henry Addington Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | The Lord Auckland Earl Gower |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Carysfort The Earl of Buckinghamshire |
Master of the Mint | |
In office 1806–1806 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Succeeded by | Charles Bathurst |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 March 1740 |
Died | 16 June 1820 (aged 80) |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Hon. Mary Beauclerk (1743-1812) |
Lord Charles Spencer PC (31 March 1740 – 16 June 1820) was a British politician and courtier from the Spencer family.
Background
Spencer was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor. George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, was his elder brother.[1]
Political career
Spencer sat as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1761 to 1790 and 1796 to 1801[2] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1763.[3] He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1763 to 1765, as a Junior Lord of the Admiralty from 1768 to 1779 and as Treasurer of the Chamber from 1779 to 1782, when that sinecure post was abolished. He was later Postmaster General from 1801 to 1806 and Master of the Mint in 1806. From 1808 until his death he was a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III.[citation needed]
Family
Spencer married Mary Beauclerk (4 December 1743 – 13 January 1812), daughter of Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere and sister of Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans, on 2 October 1762. They had three sons.[1][4]
- Robert Spencer (circa 1764 – 1831)
- John Spencer (21 December 1767 – 17 December 1831)
- William Robert Spencer (9 January 1769 – 23 October 1834)
Lady Charles Spencer died in January 1812 aged 68. Spencer survived her by eight years and died in June 1820, aged 80.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 thepeerage.com Lord Charles Spencer
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Ochil to Oxford University
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 10306. p. 1. 19 April 1763.
- ↑ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition), s.v Marlborough, Duke
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Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire with Sir James Dashwood, Bt 1761–1768 The Viscount Wenman 1768–1790 1761–1790 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Blandford The Viscount Wenman |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire with John Fane 1796–1801 |
Succeeded by Lord Francis Spencer John Fane |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Out-Ranger of Windsor Forest 1763 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Bathurst |
Surveyor of Gardens and Waters 1763 |
Succeeded by John Marshe Dickinson |
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Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 1763–1765 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pelham |
Preceded by | Treasurer of the Chamber 1779–1782 |
Office abolished |
Preceded by | Postmaster General 1801–1806 with The Lord Auckland 1801–1804 The Duke of Montrose 1804-1806 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Carysfort The Earl of Buckinghamshire |
Preceded by | Master of the Mint 1806 |
Succeeded by Charles Bathurst |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Senior Privy Counsellor 1817–1820 |
Succeeded by The Lord Carteret |
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