The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos | |
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 The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos by John Jackson. | |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 3 September 1841 – 2 February 1842 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Buccleuch |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Hereditary peerage 17 January 1839 – 29 July 1861 | |
| Member of the House of Commons for Buckinghamshire | |
| In office 1818 – 17 January 1839 | |
| Succeeded by | Caledon Du Pré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1797 Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain |
| Died | 29 July 1861 (aged 64) Great Western Hotel, Paddington, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Lady Mary Campbell
(m. 1819; div. 1850) |
| Children | |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, KG, GCH, PC, FSA (11 February 1797 – 29 July 1861), styled Viscount Cobham from birth until 1813, Earl Temple between 1813 and 1822 and Marquess of Chandos between 1822 and 1839, was a British Tory politician. He served as Lord Privy Seal between 1841 and 1842.
Two events in his life were remarkable, given the era he lived in and the position he held in society as a duke: firstly, he obtained a divorce at a time when it required an Act of Parliament; secondly, despite the great wealth to which he was born, he declared bankruptcy with debts of over a million pounds in 1847.