Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford

The Right Honourable The Lord Carlingford KP, PC
President of the Board of Trade
In office 14 January 1871 – 17 February 1874
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	John Bright
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Adderley
Personal details
Born	18 January 1823 (1823-01-18) Glyde, County Louth
Died	30 January 1898 (1898-01-31) Marseille, France
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Frances Braham (1821-1829)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP, PC (18 January 1823 – 30 January 1898), known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874, Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887, was a British statesman and Liberal politician of the 19th century.

Background and education

Born Chichester Fortescue, Carlingford was the son of Chichester Fortescue (d. 1826), Member of Parliament for Hillsborough in the Irish parliament. He came of an old family settled in Ireland since the days of Sir Faithful Fortescue (1581–1666), whose uncle, Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, was Lord Deputy. The history of the family was written by his elder brother, Thomas Fortescue, who in 1852 was created Baron Clermont. His mother was Martha Angel, daughter of Samuel Meade Hobson. Carlingford was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took a first in Classics (1844) and won the chancellor's English essay (1846). In 1863 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Parkinson as heir to his aunt's husband William Parkinson Ruxton.

Political career

In 1847 Carlingford was elected to parliament for Louth as a Liberal. He became a junior Lord of the Treasury in 1854 under Lord Palmerston, a post he held until 1855, and was later Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Palmerston between 1857 and 1858 and 1859 and 1865. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1864 and the following year he was made Chief Secretary for Ireland under Lord Russell, a post which he again occupied under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1871 (this time with a seat in the cabinet). In 1866 he was also admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was then President of the Board of Trade between 1871 and 1874. The latter year he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Carlingford, of Carlingford in the County of Louth.

Carlingford later served under Gladstone as Lord Privy Seal between 1881 and 1885 and as Lord President of the Council between 1883 and 1885. In 1882 he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. He parted from Gladstone on the question of Irish Home Rule, but in earlier years he was his active supporter on Irish questions.

Personal life

Lord Carlingford married Frances Elizabeth Anne Braham, daughter of John Braham, in 1863. She had been married three times before, the second time to George Waldegrave, 7th Earl Waldegrave. There were no children from the marriage. Carlingford's influence in society was due largely to her. She died in July 1879, aged 58. In 1887 Carlingford's brother, Lord Clermont, died, and Carlingford inherited his peerage according to a special remainder. He died childless at Marseille, France, in January 1898, aged 75. Both his titles became extinct on his death.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• www.thepeerage.com

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Vesey Dawson and Richard Bellew	Member of Parliament for County Louth 1847 – 1874 With: Richard Bellew to 1852 Tristram Kennedy 1852–1857 John McClintock 1857–1859 Richard Montesquieu Bellew 1859–1865 Tristram Kennedy 1865–1868 Matthew O'Reilly Dease 1868–1874	Succeeded by Alexander Martin Sullivan and Philip Callan
Political offices
Preceded by John Ball	Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1857 – 1858	Succeeded by The Earl of Carnarvon
Preceded by The Earl of Carnarvon	Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1859 – 1865	Succeeded by William Edward Forster
Preceded by Sir Robert Peel, Bt	Chief Secretary for Ireland 1865 – 1866	Succeeded by Lord Naas
Preceded by John Wilson-Patten	Chief Secretary for Ireland 1868 – 1871	Succeeded by The Marquess of Hartington
Preceded by John Bright	President of the Board of Trade 1871 – 1874	Succeeded by Sir Charles Adderley
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll	Lord Privy Seal 1881 – 1885	Succeeded by The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by The Earl Spencer	Lord President of the Council 1883 – 1885	Succeeded by The Viscount Cranbrook
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Thomas Western, Bt	Lord Lieutenant of Essex 1873 – 1892	Succeeded by The Lord Rayleigh
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title	Baron Carlingford 1874–1898	Extinct
Preceded by Thomas Fortescue	Baron Clermont 1887–1898

Persondata
Name	Carlingford, Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	18 January 1823
Place of birth	Glyde, County Louth
Date of death	30 January 1898
Place of death	Marseille, France