Charles Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth
Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth FRS (13 January 1796 – 18 September 1885) was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education
Charles John Shore was born in Calcutta in India, the son of John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth and Charlotte, only daughter of James Cornish, a medical practitioner at Teignmouth. He was educated at a private school in Clapham and, from 1808, a school in Chobham, Surrey. He then entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was the third President of the Cambridge Union Society.[1]
On his death at 89 years of age he was buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies in the south-west spur.
Family
On 8 December 1838 he married Caroline, fifth daughter of William Browne of Tallantine Hall, Cumberland, who bore him three sons and three daughters. [5]
Political career
Lord Teignmouth served as MP for Marylebone from 1838 to 1841. He came third in the poll in the 1837 General Election, but took his seat on 3 March 1838, after Sir Samuel Whalley's election was declared void.[2]
In June 1834 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3]
His autobiography, Reminiscences of Many Years, was published in 1878.[4]
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References
- ^ "Shore, the Hon. Charles John (SHR813CJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Marylebone Election Papers". Records of the House of Commons: Library: Manuscripts Collection. House of Commons. c. 1837. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Reminiscences of Many Years". 1878. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1838.
5. Burkes Peerage, 1949 Ed, Page 1964
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Shore, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.