Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Lincolnshire KG, GCMG, PC, DL, JP
Governor of New South Wales
In office 12 December 1885 – 3 November 1890
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Lord Augustus Loftus
Succeeded by	The Earl of Jersey
President of the Board of Agriculture
In office 10 December 1905 – 23 October 1911
Monarch	Edward VII George V
Prime Minister	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Hon. Ailwyn Fellowes
Succeeded by	Walter Runciman
Personal details
Born	16 May 1843 (1843-05-16) Whitehall, London
Died	13 June 1928 (1928-06-14) Daws Hill House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Hon. Cecilia Harbord (1856-1934)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire KG, GCMG, PC, DL, JP (16 May 1843 – 13 June 1928), known as the Lord Carrington from 1868 to 1895 and as the Earl Carrington from 1895 to 1912, was a British Liberal politician and aristocrat.

Background and education

Born at Whitehall, London, Lincolnshire was the eldest son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, by his wife the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and sister of Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby. The Hon. Sir William Carington and Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington were his younger brothers while Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington is his great-nephew. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] On his mother's death in 1879 he became joint hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Born Robert Carrington, he assumed by Royal license the surname of Carington in 1880. In 1896 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Wynn-Carington.

Political career

Lord Lincolnshire sat in the House of Commons as a Liberal for High Wycombe from 1865 until he succeeded his father in 1868. He served under William Ewart Gladstone as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1881 to 1885 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1881. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1885 and 1890 and was appointed a GCMG in June 1885. He again held office under Gladstone and later Lord Rosebery as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1892 to 1895. The latter year he was created Viscount Wendover, of Chepping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham, and Earl Carrington. After the Liberals returned to power in 1905 he served as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1905 and 1911 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1911 and 1912, with a seat in the cabinet in Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith's ministries. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1906 and in 1912 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Lincolnshire.^[2]

Family

Lord Lincolnshire married the Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord, daughter of Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, in 1878. They had one son and five daughters. His only son, Albert Edward Charles Robert Wynn Carrington, Viscount Wendover (1895-1915), was killed in the First World War.^[3] Lord Lincolnshire died in June 1928, aged 85, when the marquessate, earldom and viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronies of Carrington by his younger brother, Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington. The Marchioness of Lincolnshire died in October 1934, aged 78.

Notes

1. ^ Smith (or Wynn-Carrington), the Hon. Charles Robert Wynn in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
2. ^ Martin, A. W. (1969). "Carrington, Charles Robert [Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843 - 1928)"]. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030334b.htm. Retrieved 3 April 2008. 
3. ^ CWGC entry

References

• www.thepeerage.com

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Wynn Carrington

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Martin Tucker Smith John Remington Mills	Member of Parliament for Wycombe 1865–1868 With: John Remington Mills	Succeeded by Hon. William Carington
Political offices
Preceded by The Marquess of Huntly	Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1881–1885	Succeeded by The Earl of Coventry
Preceded by Lord Augustus Loftus	Governor of New South Wales 1885–1890	Succeeded by The Earl of Jersey
Preceded by The Earl of Lathom	Lord Chamberlain 1892–1895	Succeeded by The Earl of Lathom
Preceded by Ailwyn Fellowes	President of the Board of Agriculture 1905–1911	Succeeded by Walter Runciman
Preceded by The Earl of Crewe	Lord Privy Seal 1911–1912	Succeeded by The Marquess of Crewe
Court offices
Preceded by The Marquess of Cholmondeley	Lord Great Chamberlain 1910–1928	Succeeded by Viscount Lewisham
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Rothschild	Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1915–1923	Succeeded by The Lord Cottesloe
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Marquess of Lincolnshire 1912–1928	Extinct
	Earl Carrington 1895–1928
	Viscount Wendover 1895–1928
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Carrington	Baron Carrington 1868–1928	Succeeded by Rupert Carington

Persondata
Name	Lincolnshire, Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	16 May 1843
Place of birth	Whitehall, London
Date of death	13 June 1928
Place of death	Daws Hill House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire