Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , GCSI , PC , DL (born September 10, 1823 in Westminster , London , † March 26, 1889 in Chandos House, Marylebone , London) was a British politicians of the Conservative Party , the 1846-1857 Member of Parliament ( House of Commons ) and in 1861 the title of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos inherited, making it a member of the upper house ( House of Lords ) was and this until his death 1889 belonged. He was also Lord President of the Council from 1866 to 1867 and Minister of Colonial Affairs from 1867 to 1868. After he was between 1868 until his death Lord Lieutenant of the county Buckinghamshire and at the same time from 1875 to 1880 Governor of Madras Presidency in British India .
Life
Family and MPs
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville was the son of Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville , who became 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1839, and his wife, Lady Mary Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane . His older sister, Lady Anna Gore-Langton, was a well-known suffragette of her time. He was baptized on June 15, 1824 in Stowe and attended the renowned Eton College before studying at Christ Church at the University of Oxford . In 1846 he was for the Conservative Party Member of Parliament ( House of Commons ) and represented in this until 1857 the constituency Buckinghamshire . During this time he was between 1852 and 1853 seal keeper (Privy Seal) of the Prince of Wales , Crown Prince Albert Edward and at the same time from February to December 1852 Lord of the Treasury ( Lord of the Treasury ) . Furthermore, he was from 1852 to 1861 chairman of the railway company London and North Western Railway . On June 7, 1853, the University of Oxford awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Civil Laws .
House of Lords and Minister
After the death of his father on July 29, 1861 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville inherited in the Peerage of the United Kingdom the title of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and became a member of the upper house ( House of Lords ) , to which he belonged until his death on March 26, 1889. At the same time he inherited the related and subordinate titles in the Peerage of Great Britain as 4th Marquess of Buckingham , in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom as 3rd Marquess of Chandos , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom as 3rd . Earl Temple of Stowe , in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of Great Britain as the seventh Viscount Cobham in the Peerage of Ireland as the fifth Earl Nugent , and in the Peerage of Great Britain as the 7th Baron Cobham , of Cobham , in the County of Kent.
On July 6, 1866 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville became a member of the Secret Privy Council ( Privy Council ) and Lord President of the Privy Privy Council ( Lord President of the Council ) in the third cabinet Derby and held this position until March 8, 1867 Subsequently he was from March 8, 1867 to February 27, 1868 Secretary of State for Colonies in the third Derby cabinet. From February 27 to December 1, 1868, he continued to be the colonial minister in the Disraeli I cabinet that was formed .
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and Governor of Madras
After retiring from the government of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos sparked died on March 17, 1868 Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington as Lord Lieutenant of the county Buckinghamshire , and held this office as a representative of Queen Victoria in this county until his death March 26, 1889, whereupon Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild succeeded him. On July 21, 1868 followed in the dormant, 1602 created in the Peerage of Scotland title as 10th Lord Kinloss .
At the same time he was on May 15, 1875 as the successor of Vere Hobart, Lord Hobart governor of the Madras presidency in British India . He remained in this position until December 20, 1880, when William Patrick Adam succeeded him . On June 28, 1876, he was awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI).
Marriages and offspring
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, was married twice. On October 1, 1851, in Langley , he married Caroline Harvey, who died on February 28, 1874, daughter of the former Sheriff of Buckinghamshire Robert Harvey. From this marriage the three daughters Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville , the later 11th Lady Kinloss, Lady Anne Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville and Lady Caroline Jemima Elizabeth Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville went emerged. On February 17, 1885, he married Alice Anne Graham-Montgomery, daughter of the former Member of the House of Commons and then Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire , Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet Stanhope, in St. Peter's Church in Belgravia . This marriage remained childless.
Since Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville died on March 26, 1889 without male descendants, the titles of Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , Marquess of Buckingham , Marquess of Chandos and Earl Nugent expired , while the titles of Lord Kinloss fell to his eldest daughter Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville , who was now 11th Lady Kinloss. Due to a special succession arrangement, the titles of Viscount Cobham and Baron Cobham, of Cobham, fell to his relative Charles George Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton , while the title of Earl Temple of Stowe was also due to a special succession arrangement to his nephew and former member of the House of Commons, William Stephen Temple -Gore-Langton fell. After his death he was buried in Wotton Underwood in Buckinghamshire.
Web links
- Entry in Cracroft's Peerage
- Entry in Leigh Rayment Peerage
- Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos on thepeerage.com , accessed June 10, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ PRIVY COUNSELLORS 1836 - 1914 (leighrayment.com)
- ^ Government Derby 3
- ^ Government Disraeli 1
- ↑ From the departure of Vere Hobart, Lord Hobart, on April 29, 1875 to the inauguration of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos on November 23, 1875, William Rose Robinson served as acting governor of the Madras presidency.
- ↑ British India Provinces: Governors of Madras (rulers.org)
- ↑ Knights and Dames (leighrayment.com)
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| SURNAME | Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Richard, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, MP and peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westminster , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1889 |
| Place of death | Chandos House, Marylebone , London |