Charles Bateman-Hanbury-Kincaid-Lennox

The Hon. Charles Spencer Bateman-Hanbury-Kincaid-Lennox (1827 – 22 March 1912),[1] known as Charles Bateman-Hanbury until 1862, was a British Conservative Party politician.

"Charlie"
as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward)
in Vanity Fair, July 1883

Background edit

Born Charles Bateman-Hanbury, he was a younger son of William Bateman-Hanbury, 1st Baron Bateman, and Elizabeth, daughter of Lord Spencer Chichester (son of Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall). William Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman, was his elder brother.

Political career edit

Bateman-Hanbury-Kincaid-Lennox sat as member of parliament for Herefordshire from 1852 to 1857[2] and for Leominster from 1858 to 1865.[3]

Personal life edit

Bateman-Hanbury-Kincaid-Lennox married Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of John Kincaid-Lennox and widow of George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford. In 1862 he and his wife assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Kincaid-Lennox in accordance with his father-in-law's will.

On 19 August 1893 he married Rosa Cunningham.

References edit

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [First published 1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 396. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ Craig 1989, p. 181.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Herefordshire
1852–1857
With: Thomas William Booker-Blakemore
James King King
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Leominster
1858–1865
With: Gathorne Hardy
Succeeded by