Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge

Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge

Charles Stewart Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge (2 September 1822-28 July 1894), was a British Conservative politician.

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Background

Hardinge was the son of Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, and Lady Emily Jane, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry.

Political career

Hardinge was elected Member of Parliament for Downpatrick in 1851, a seat he held until 1856, when he succeeded his father in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords.

Family

Lord Hardinge married Lady Lavinia, daughter of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, in 1856. They had five sons and three daughters. Their second son the Hon. Charles was raised to the peerage in his own right as Baron Hardinge of Penshurst in 1910. Lady Hardinge died in September 1864, shortly after the birth of her youngest child. Lord Hardinge remained a widower until his death in July 1894, aged 71. He was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son, Henry.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Ker
Member of Parliament for Downpatrick
1851–1856
Succeeded by
Richard Ker
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Hardinge
Viscount Hardinge
1856–1894
Succeeded by
Henry Charles Hardinge

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