Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney
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Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (28 September 1744 – 1 March 1811), known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created Earl of Romney
Earl of Romney
Earl of Romney is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of...

 in 1801.

Background

Romney was the son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney, and Priscilla, daughter of Charles Pym.

Political career

Romney was returned to Parliament for Maidstone
Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...

 in 1768, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 from 1774 to 1790. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Kent
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. Since 1746, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Kent.-Lords Lieutenant of Kent:*Sir Thomas Cheney 1551–?*William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham 3 July 1585 – 6 March 1597...

 from 1797 to 1808. In 1799 he entertained King George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...

 at his seat Moat House, when the King reviewed about six thousand of the Kentish Volunteers. A Doric-style temple was constructed in Mote Park
Mote Park
Mote Park is a 180 hectare multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park. It includes the former stately home Mote House together with a miniature railway, pitch and putt...

 to commemorate the occasion. In 1801 Lord Romney was created Viscount Marsham, of the Mote in the County of Kent, and Earl of Romney.

Family

Lord Romney married Lady Frances, daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750...

, in 1776. She died in January 1795. Lord Romney died in March 1811, aged 66, and was succeeded by his son, Charles
Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney
Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney , styled Viscount Marsham between 1801 and 1811, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

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