Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
British Tory politician and bankrupt (1797–1861) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, KG, GCH, PC, FSA (11 February 1797 – 29 July 1861), styled Viscount Cobham from birth until 1813, Earl Temple between 1813 and 1822 and Marquess of Chandos between 1822 and 1839, was a British Tory politician. He served as Lord Privy Seal between 1841 and 1842.
The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos | |
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Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 3 September 1841 – 2 February 1842 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Buccleuch |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Hereditary peerage 17 January 1839 – 29 July 1861 | |
Member of the House of Commons for Buckinghamshire | |
In office 1818 – 17 January 1839 | |
Succeeded by | Caledon Du Pré |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 February 1797 (1797-02-11) Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain |
Died | 29 July 1861 (1861-07-30) (aged 64) Great Western Hotel, Paddington, United Kingdom |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse |
Lady Mary Campbell
(m. 1819; div. 1850) |
Children | |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Two events in his life were remarkable, given the era he lived in and the position he held in society as a duke: firstly, he obtained a divorce at a time when it required an Act of Parliament; secondly, despite the great wealth to which he was born, he declared bankruptcy with debts of over a million pounds in 1847.