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 an Irish peer and soldier.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Lucan KP
Member of Parliament for Mayo
In office 1865–1874 Serving with Lord John Browne, George Henry Moore, George Ekins Browne
Preceded by	Roger William Henry Palmer Lord John Browne
Succeeded by	George Ekins Browne Thomas Tighe
Personal details
Born	Charles George Bingham (1830-05-08)8 May 1830
Died	5 June 1914(1914-06-05) (aged 84)
Spouse	Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox ​ ​ (m. 1859; died 1910)​
Children	7
Parent(s)	George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan Lady Anne Brudenell
Relatives	Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (grandfather)
Education	Rugby School

Early life

He 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.^[1]

He was educated at Rugby School and entered the Army.^[1]

Career

He became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Coldstream Guards and served as aide-de-camp to his father, who commanded the cavalry division during the Crimea War. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1888.^[2]

He was elected a Member of Parliament for Mayo from 1865 to 1874. He was appointed Vice-Admiral of Connaught in 1889, and Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum for County Mayo in 1901. He was created a Knight of St. Patrick in 1899.^[2]

Personal life

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

On 17 November 1859, Lord Bingham married Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox (1838–1910), the youngest daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget (herself the eldest daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers).^[3] Together, they had seven children:^[4]

• George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan (1860–1949), who married Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay, a daughter of Joseph Spender Clay and Elizabeth Sydney Garrett, in 1896.^[4]
• Sir Cecil Edward Bingham (1861–1934), a major general of the British Army.^[4]
• Sir Francis Richard Bingham (1863–1935), a major general of the British Army.^[4]
• Alexander Frederick Bingham (1864–1909).^[4]
• Albert Edward Bingham (1866–1941).^[4]
• Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham (1869–1958), who married James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn.^[4]
• Capt. Lionel Ernest Bingham (1876–1927).^[4]

Lord Lucan died on 5 June 1914. He was succeeded in the title by his eldest son George.^[4]

Descendants

Through his daughter Rosalind, he is a direct ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors 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. George 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