Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton

Charles Rudolph Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton (9 November 1791 – 10 April 1866), styled The Honourable Charles Trefusis between 1794 and 1832, was a British peer and Tory politician. Succeeded to the baron following the death of his elder brother.

Background and education

Clinton was the second son of Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton, and Albertina Marianna, daughter of John Gaulis. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford.[1]

Political career

Clinton was elected Member of Parliament for Callington in 1813, a seat he held until 1818.[1][2] Between 1819 and 1833 he was a Commissioner of Excise.[1] In 1832 he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and entered the House of Lords.

Marriage and children

Lord Clinton married in 1831 Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr, who died in March 1871, aged 63,[1] daughter of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian. They had four sons and seven daughters, including:

Death

He died in April 1866, aged 74, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton.

References

  1. thepeerage.com
  2. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  3. Army List.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Stephen Poyntz
Sir John Rogers, Bt
Member of Parliament for Callington
18131818
With: William Stephen Poyntz
Succeeded by
Hon. Edward Pyndar Lygon
Sir Christopher Robinson
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Robert Cotton St John Trefusis
Baron Clinton
18321866
Succeeded by
Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis
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