Baron Carrington
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, once in the Peerage of Ireland
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and once in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1643 in favour of Sir Charles Smyth. Only a few days later he was created Viscount Carrington
Viscount Carrington
Viscount Carrington, of Burford in the Province of Connaught, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1643 for Charles Smyth, 1st Baron Carrington. He had only a few days earlier been created Baron Carrington, of Wootton in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of England...
in the Peerage of Ireland. For more information, see this title. The second creation came in 1796 when Robert Smith
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS was a British Member of Parliament and banker.Smith was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary . His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. Smith was elected to the House of Commons for...
was created Baron Carrington, of Bulcot Lodge, in the Peerage of Ireland
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. He had earlier represented Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the House of Commons
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. Only one year later, in 1797, he was made Baron Carrington, of Upton in the County of Nottingham, in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. His son, the second Baron, sat as a Member of Parliament
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for Wendover
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, Buckinghamshire
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and High Wycombe and served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
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. In 1880 he owned 25809 acres (104.4 km²) of land in Buckinghamshire
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, Lincolnshire
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and Bedfordshire
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, giving an annual rental income of £42,254 (John Bateman: "The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland").
His son, the third Baron, was a prominent Liberal
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politician. He was created Viscount Wendover, of Chepping Wycombe in the County of Buckingham, and Earl Carrington, in 1895, and Marquess of Lincolnshire, in 1912. These three titles were all in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. Under King George V
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, Lord Lincolnshire held also the Lord Great Chamberlain
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ship, 25% of which he inherited from his mother. His only son and heir, Albert Edward Samuel Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, Viscount Wendover, was killed in action in the First World War. Consequently, on Lord Lincolnshire's death in 1928 the viscountcy, earldom and marquessate became extinct. The Lord Great Chamberlainship was inherited by his five daughters as co-heiresses (5% each).
The baronies of Carrington passed to his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He had earlier represented Buckinghamshire in Parliament as a Liberal. the titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Baron
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir...
, who succeeded his father in 1938. Lord Carrington is a noted Conservative
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politician and served as Foreign Secretary
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from 1979 to 1982 and as Secretary-General of NATO from between 1984 and 1988. In 1999 he was given a life peerage as Baron Carington of Upton, of Upton in the County of Nottinghamshire (spelled with a single "r"), and is therefore still a member of the House of Lords
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despite the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
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. he is the longest-serving member of the House of Lords after the death of George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
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.
The Hon. Sir William Carington
William Carington
Sir William Henry Peregrine Carington GCVO KCB PC JP was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1883-Biography:...
, second son of the second Baron, was a soldier, politician and courtier.
The Barons Carrington are related to the Barons Bicester
Baron Bicester
Baron Bicester, of Tusmore in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 June 1938 for the businessman Vivian Smith. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1968....
. The first Baron Carrington's younger brother John Smith
John Smith (Wendover MP)
John Smith was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1835 and a banker.He was the sixth son of Abel Smith, a Nottingham banker who was a Member of Parliament for Aldborough, St Ives, and St Germans, and the brother of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington. He lived at...
was the great-grandfather of Vivian Hugh Smith, who was created Baron Bicester in 1938. Also, Abel Smith, father of the first Baron Carrington, was the brother of George Smith, who was created a Baronet in 1757 (see Bromley Baronets
Bromley Baronets
The Smith, later Bromley, later Pauncefote-Bromley, later Bromley-Wilson, later Bromley Baronetcy, of East Stoke in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 31 October 1757 for George Smith, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 1757 to 1759. He was...
), and of Thomas Smith, grandfather of Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote
Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote
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Barons Carrington, Second & Third Creations (1796; 1797)
- Robert Smith, 1st Baron CarringtonRobert Smith, 1st Baron CarringtonRobert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS was a British Member of Parliament and banker.Smith was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary . His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. Smith was elected to the House of Commons for...
(1752–1838) - Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (1796–1868)
- (Charles) Robert Wynn-Carington, 3rd Baron Carrington (1843–1928) (created Earl Carrington in 1905 and Marquess of Lincolnshire in 1912)
Marquesses of Lincolnshire (1912)
- (Charles) Robert Wynn Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928)
Barons Carrington, Second & Third Creations (1796; 1797; Reverted)
- Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron CarringtonRupert Carington, 4th Baron CarringtonRupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington CVO DSO DL , known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....
(1852–1929) - Rupert Victor John Carington, 5th Baron Carrington DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(20 December 1891–19 November 1938). - Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron CarringtonPeter Carington, 6th Baron CarringtonPeter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir...
(b. 1919) (created Baron Carington of Upton in 1999)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son Hon. Rupert Francis John Carrington (b. 1948)
External links
- Lady Carrington - Daily Telegraph obituary