- Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton
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Charles Rudolph Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton (9 November 1791 – 10 April 1866), styled The Honourable Charles Trefusis between 1794 and 1832, was a British peer and Tory politician.
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Background and education
Clinton was the second son of Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton, and Albertina Marianna, daughter of John Gaulis. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford.[1]
Political career
Clinton was elected Member of Parliament for Callington in 1813, a seat he held until 1818.[1][2] Between 1819 and 1833 he was a Commissioner of Excise.[1] In 1832 he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and entered the House of Lords.
Family
Lord Clinton married Lady Elizabeth Georgiana, daughter of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, in 1831. They had four sons and five daughters. He died in April 1866, aged 74, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Charles. Lady Clinton died in March 1871, aged 63.[1]
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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
William Stephen Poyntz
Sir John Rogers, BtMember of Parliament for Callington
1813–1818
With: William Stephen PoyntzSucceeded by
Hon. Edward Pyndar Lygon
Sir Christopher RobinsonPeerage of England Preceded by
Robert TrefusisBaron Clinton
1832–1866Succeeded by
Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-TrefusisCategories:- 1791 births
- 1866 deaths
- Barons in the Peerage of England
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- UK MPs 1812–1818
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