Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan

Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.

Background

He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondisham Vesey. In 1750, Bingham succeeded his older brother John as baronet.

Career

Bingham was appointed High Sheriff of Mayo in 1756. He was elected as Member of Parliament for both Castlebar and Mayo in 1761, and chose to sit for the latter. He was returned to the Irish House of Commons until 1776, when he was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Lucan, of Castlebar, in the County of Mayo. As his title enabled him only to take a seat in the Irish House of Lords, Bingham was not restricted from entering the British House of Commons for Northampton in 1782, representing it until two years later. In 1795, Bingham was further ennobled as Earl of Lucan, of Castlebar, in the County of Mayo.

Family

File:Anne Bingham by Joshua Reynolds.jpg

His daughter Anne by Joshua Reynolds, 1786

On 25 August 1760, he married Margaret Smith, daughter of Sir James Smith at Bath, Somerset, and by her he had four daughters and a son, among which:

• Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan;
• Lady Lavinia Bingham, who married the 2nd Earl Spencer;
• Lady Anne Bingham.

Bingham died, aged 63 at Charles Street, London and was succeeded in his titles by his only son Richard.

References

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by James Cuffe I Paul Annesley Gore	Member of Parliament for Mayo 1761–1776 With: Hon. Peter Browne-Kelly 1761–68 James Cuffe II 1768–76	Succeeded by James Cuffe II Arthur Browne
Preceded by Henry Mitchell John Browne	Member of Parliament for Castlebar 1761 With: Joshua Cooper	Succeeded by Joshua Cooper Richard Gore
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Althorpe George Rodney	Member of Parliament for Northampton 1782 – 1784 With: George Rodney	Succeeded by Lord Compton Fiennes Trotman
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Lucan 1795–1799	Succeeded by Richard Bingham
	Baron Lucan 1776–1799
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by John Bingham	Baronet (of Castlebar) 1750–1799	Succeeded by Richard Bingham