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.

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.^[5]

References

1. ^ thepeerage.com
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
4. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
5. ^ thepeerage.com

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Rose Fuller William Northey	Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1768–1774 With: Robert Gregory	Succeeded by Horatio Mann Lord Guernsey
Preceded by Sir Brook Bridges, Bt Sir Charles Farnaby, Bt	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 The Duke of Dorset	Lord Lieutenant of Kent 1797–1808	Succeeded by The Earl Camden
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Marsham	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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Name	Romney, Charles Marsham, 1st Earl Of
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Date of birth	28 September 1744
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Date of death	1 March 1811
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