Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington

The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington CVO, DSO, DL
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
In office 27 April 1880 – 18 December 1885
Preceded by	Nathaniel Lambert
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office 13 June 1928 – 11 November 1929
Preceded by	The 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
Succeeded by	The 5th Baron Carrington
Personal details
Born	18 December 1852
Died	11 November 1929(1929-11-11) (aged 76)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Edith Horsefall
Children	Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington
Parent(s)	Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington The Hon. Charlotte Drummond-Burrell

Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (18 December 1852 – 11 November 1929), known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Carington was the third son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, by his second wife the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Annabella, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and Lady Sarah Clementina Drummond. Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, and Sir William Carington were his elder brothers.

Military career

Carington fought in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 as a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. He volunteered for service again in the Second Boer War, where he was a commanding officer in the 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. For his service in the war, he was appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1902.[1]

Political career

Between 1880 and 1885 he sat as Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire.[2][3] He was appointed to be a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in 1887.[4] In 1928, he succeeded as fourth Baron Carrington on the death of his elder brother Lord Lincolnshire.

Family

Carrington married Edith Horsefall, daughter of John Horsefall and Mary Maiden, in 1891. She died in 1908.^[citation needed] Carrington survived her by 21 years and died in November 1929, aged 76. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Rupert. Former Foreign Secretary Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, was his grandson.^[citation needed]

References

1. "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6909.
2. "No. 24833". The London Gazette. 13 April 1880. p. 2511.
3. "Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. "No. 25732". The London Gazette. 23 August 1887. p. 4582.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Rupert Carington
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• www.thepeerage.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Nathaniel Lambert Sir Robert Harvey, Bt Thomas Fremantle	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1880–1885 With: Sir Robert Harvey, Bt Thomas Fremantle	Constituency abolished
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Charles Wynn-Carington	Baron Carrington 2nd creation 1928–1929	Succeeded by Rupert Carington
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Charles Wynn-Carington	Baron Carrington 3rd creation 1928–1929 Member of the House of Lords (1928–1929)	Succeeded by Rupert Carington