George Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan


George Charles Patrick Bingham

Lord Bingham
Other name(s)6th Earl of Lucan
Born(1898-11-24)24 November 1898
London, England
Died21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 65)
London, England
AllegianceSecond Lieutenant during World War I.
Service/branchColdstream Guards
RankDeputy Director for Ground Defence
Service number10428
UnitAir Ministry
Commands held1st Battalion of the regiment from 1940 to 1942 during the Second World War.
Spouse(s)
Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson
(m. 1929)
Children
  • Lady Jane Bingham (born 13 October 1932) m. 1960 James Driscol Griffin and had one daughter, three sons.
  • Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934, disappeared November 1974), and had three children, Frances, George, and Camilla.
  • Lady Sarah Bingham (born 5 September 1936) m. 1958 Rev. William Gibbs and had three daughters, one son.
  • Hon. Hugh Bingham (24 April 1939 – July 2018, South Africa)
Other workHouse of Lords

George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan MC (24 November 1898 – 21 January 1964), known as Lord Bingham from 1914 to 1949, was an Irish peer, British soldier and Labour politician. He was a maternal first cousin of Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.