The Duke of Richmond | |
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 Portrait by Antoine Claudet, c. 1860 | |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 11 December 1830 – 5 July 1834 | |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Manchester |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 28 August 1819 – 21 October 1860 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 4th Duke of Richmond |
| Succeeded by | The 6th Duke of Richmond |
| Member of Parliament for Chichester | |
| In office 1812–1819 | |
| Preceded by | George White-Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Lord John Lennox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Lennox 3 August 1791 Richmond House, Whitehall Gardens, London |
| Died | 21 October 1860 (aged 69) Portland Place, Marylebone, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ultra-Tories |
| Spouse | Lady Caroline Paget (1796–1874) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond Lady Charlotte Gordon |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, KG, PC (né Lennox; 3 August 1791 – 21 October 1860), styled the Earl of March from 1806–19, 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. His near-complete correspondence is now held at the West Sussex Archives.[1]