Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (28 September 1744 – 1 March 1811), known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created Earl of Romney in 1801.
Background
Romney was the son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney, and Priscilla, daughter of Charles Pym.[1]
Political career
Romney was returned to Parliament for Maidstone in 1768, a seat he held until 1774,[2] and then represented Kent from 1774 to 1790.[3] He was also Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1797 to 1808. In 1799 he entertained King George III at his seat Moat House, when the King reviewed about six thousand of the Kentish Volunteers.[4] A Doric-style temple was constructed in Mote Park to commemorate the occasion. In 1801 Lord Romney was created Viscount Marsham, of the Mote in the County of Kent, and Earl of Romney.
St.Kitts
In 1793 Charles inherited his father's huge sugar plantations, jointly known as "Romney's", on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. The property had been part of his father's marriage settlement to Priscilla Pym in 1742.[5]
Family
Lord Romney married Lady Frances, daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, in 1776. She died in January 1795. Lord Romney died in March 1811, aged 66, and was succeeded by his son, Charles.[6]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[unreliable source?]
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- ↑ London Docklands Museum, artefact notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[unreliable source?]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Romney
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1768–1774 With: Robert Gregory |
Succeeded by Horatio Mann Lord Guernsey |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kent 1774–1790 With: Thomas Knight 1774–1780 Filmer Honywood 1780–1790 |
Succeeded by Filmer Honywood Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Kent 1797–1808 |
Succeeded by The Earl Camden |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by | Baron Romney 1793–1811 |
Succeeded by Charles Marsham |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Earl of Romney 1801–1811 |
Succeeded by Charles Marsham |
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- 1744 births
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