Charles Perceval, 7th Earl of Egmont

Charles George Perceval, 7th Earl of Egmont (15 June 1845 – 5 September 1897)^[1] was a British peer and Conservative Party politician of the Victorian era.

On 19 September 1868, he was commissioned a cornet in the 2nd Regiment of the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.^[2]

He was elected at the general election in February 1874 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the parliamentary borough of Midhurst in Sussex.^[3] However, he succeeded to the peerage on 2 August that year, taking both the Irish title of Earl of Egmont and the title Baron Arden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter title gave him a seat in House of Lords, thereby vacating his seat in the House of Commons.^[4] He was promoted from lieutenant to captain in the Yeomanry on 25 November 1874.^[5]

On 8 April 1878, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Surrey.^[6] He sold the family estates around Churchtown, County Cork in 1889.^[7]

Notes[edit]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
^ "No. 23985". The London Gazette. 10 June 1873. p. 2786.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 211. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "E" (part 1)^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
^ "No. 24154". The London Gazette. 24 November 1874. p. 5608.
^ "No. 24570". The London Gazette. 9 April 1878. p. 2456.
^ Spencer, Howard (2009). "PERCEVAL, Henry Frederick John James, Visct. Perceval (1796-1841)". In Fisher, David (ed.). The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Perceval (later Earl of Egmont)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Townley Mitford	Member of Parliament for Midhurst February 1874 – August 1874	Succeeded by Sir Henry Holland
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by George Perceval	Earl of Egmont 1874–1897	Succeeded by Augustus Perceval

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)

[2] "No. 23985". The London Gazette. 10 June 1873. p. 2786.

[craig1832-1885-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 211. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

[4] Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "E" (part 1)^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

[5] "No. 24154". The London Gazette. 24 November 1874. p. 5608.

[6] "No. 24570". The London Gazette. 9 April 1878. p. 2456.

[hop-5th-7] Spencer, Howard (2009). "PERCEVAL, Henry Frederick John James, Visct. Perceval (1796-1841)". In Fisher, David (ed.). The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.

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