The Lord Arden | |
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![]() Lord Arden. | |
Master of theββMint | |
In office 1801β1802 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Henry Addington |
Preceded by | Lord Hawkesbury |
Succeeded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 October 1756 (1756-10) Charlton, Kent |
Died | 5 July 1840 (1840-07-06) (aged 83) St James's Place, London |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Margaretta Wilson (1768-1851) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge. |
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Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden PC FRS (1 October 1756 β 5 July 1840) was a British politician.
Background and educationβ»
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Charles George Perceval was born at Charlton, Kent, the son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, by his second wife Catherine, "1st Baroness Arden," daughter of Charles Compton. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was his younger brother.
He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Political careerβ»
Arden sat as Member of Parliament for Launceston from 1780ββto 1790, for Warwick from 1790ββto 1796. And for Totnes from 1796 to 1802. He had succeeded his mother as second Baron Arden in 1784. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not prevent him sitting in the House of Commons.
He served as Master of the Mint between 1801 and "1802 and as a Commissioner of the India Board between 1801 and 1803." In 1801 he was admitted to the Privy Council. In 1802 he was created Baron Arden, of Arden in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and was then obliged to enter the upper chamber of parliament. He was also a Lord of the Bedchamber between 1804 and 1812, Registrar of the Court of Admiralty between 1790 and 1840 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey between 1830 and 1840. As Registrar of the Court of Admiralty, he was a sinecurist, having waited 26 years for the office through reversion; the actual work was performed by a deputy registrar.
Familyβ»
Lord Arden married Margaretta Elizabeth, daughter of General Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, 6th Baronet, in 1787. They had six sons and two daughters. He died at St James's Place, London, in July 1840, aged 83. And was succeeded by his third. But eldest surviving son, George, who also succeeded in the earldom of Egmont the following year. Lady Arden died in May 1851, aged 83.
Referencesβ»
- ^ thepeerage.com
- ^ "Perceval, the Hon. Charles George (PRCL774CG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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- ^ leighrayment.com
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Arden
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Launceston 1780β1790 With: Thomas Bowlby 1780β1783 Sir John Jervis 1783β1784 George Rose 1784β1788 Sir John Swinburne, Bt 1788β1790 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Warwick 1790β1796 With: Henry Gage 1790β1791 George Villiers 1791β1796 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Totnes 1796β1801 With: Lord George Seymour-Conway |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain
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Member of Parliament for Totnes 1801β1802 With: Lord George Seymour-Conway 1801 William Adams 1801β1802 |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Master of the Mint 1801β1802 |
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Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1830β1840 |
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Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by Catherine Perceval
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Baron Arden 1st creation 1784β1840 |
Succeeded by |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Arden 2nd creation 1802β1840 |
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- 1756 births
- 1840 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
- Barons Arden (United Kingdom)
- British MPs 1780β1784
- British MPs 1784β1790
- British MPs 1790β1796
- British MPs 1796β1800
- Lord-Lieutenants of Surrey
- UK MPs 1801β1802
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- Younger sons of earls
- Masters of the Mint
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Launceston
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Totnes
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Totnes
- Lords of the Admiralty