Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond

The Duke of Richmond
The Duke of Richmond, 1824.
Postmaster General
In office
11 December 1830 – 5 July 1834
Prime MinisterThe Earl Grey
Preceded byThe Duke of Manchester
Succeeded byThe Marquess Conyngham
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
28 August 1819 – 21 October 1860
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 4th Duke of Richmond
Succeeded byThe 6th Duke of Richmond
Member of Parliament
for Chichester
In office
1812–1819
Preceded byGeorge White-Thomas
Succeeded byLord John Lennox
Personal details
Born
Charles Lennox

3 August 1791 (1791-08-03)
Richmond House, Whitehall Gardens, London
Died21 October 1860 (1860-10-22) (aged 69)
Portland Place, Marylebone, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyUltra-Tories
SpouseLady Caroline Paget (1796–1874)
Children
Parent(s)Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Lady Charlotte Gordon
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, KG, PC ( Lennox; 3 August 1791 – 21 October 1860), styled the Earl of March from 1806 until 1819, was a Scottish peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician. Upon the death of his uncle in 1836, he inherited the Gordon estates and per the terms of the bequest, adopted thus additional surname.