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Charles Lindsay (British politician)

Charles Lindsay
Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1882.
Member of Parliament
for Abingdon
In office
1865–1874
Preceded byJohn Thomas Norris
Succeeded byJohn Creemer Clarke
Personal details
Born
Charles Hugh Lindsay

(1816-11-11)11 November 1816
Died25 March 1889(1889-03-25) (aged 72)
Spouse
Emilia Anne Browne
(m. 1851)
Children
Parent(s)James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford (father)
Maria Pennington (mother)
RelativesMontague Browne (father-in-law)

Charles Hugh Lindsay CB (11 November 1816 – 25 March 1889) was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician.

Background

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Charles Lindsay by H. Hering

Lindsay was born at Muncaster Castle, the third son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, and the Hon. Maria, daughter of John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster. Sir James Lindsay was his elder brother.

Public life

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Lindsay sat as Member of Parliament for Abingdon between 1865 and 1874. He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards and Colonel in the St George's Rifle Regiment and served as a Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria.

Family

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Lindsay married Emilia Anne, daughter of the Very Reverend the Hon. Henry Montague Browne, Dean of Lismore, in 1851. His daughter Violet Lindsay was an artist. She married Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland and was the mother of Lady Diana Cooper. Emilia Anne died in February 1873. Lindsay survived her by 16 years and died in March 1889, aged 72.

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