Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville

The Earl of Tankerville
A portrait of Bennet by Alfred d'Orsay.
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
10 July 1866 – 19 March 1867
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byThe Lord Foley
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Exeter
Lord Steward of the Household
In office
19 March 1867 – 1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded byThe Earl of Bessborough
Personal details
Born10 January 1810
Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London
Died18 December 1899 (1899-12-19) (aged 89)
Chillingham Castle, Northumberland
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseLady Olivia Montagu (1830-1922)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville PC (10 January 1810 – 18 December 1899), styled Lord Ossulston between 1822 and 1859, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1866 and 1867 and as Lord Steward of the Household between 1867 and 1868.