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Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
British Conservative politician, landowner and benefactor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCVO, CB, PC, JP, DL (16 July 1852 – 8 February 1915), styled Viscount Castlereagh between 1872 and 1884, was a British Conservative politician, landowner and benefactor, who served in various capacities in the Conservative administrations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After succeeding his father in the marquessate in 1884, he was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1886 and 1889. He later held office as Postmaster General between 1900 and 1902 and as President of the Board of Education between 1902 and 1905. A supporter of the Protestant causes in Ulster, he was an opponent of Irish Home Rule and one of the instigators of the formal alliance between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Unionists in 1893.
The Marquess of Londonderry | |
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![]() The Marquess of Londonderry, c. 1889 | |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 19 October 1903 – 11 December 1905 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Crewe |
President of the Board of Education | |
In office 8 August 1902 – 4 December 1905 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
Succeeded by | Augustine Birrell |
Postmaster General | |
In office 10 April 1900 – 8 August 1902 | |
Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Duke of Norfolk |
Succeeded by | Austen Chamberlain |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 3 August 1886 – 30 July 1889 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | The Earl of Aberdeen |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Zetland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1852-07-16)16 July 1852 London, United Kingdom |
Died | 8 February 1915(1915-02-08) (aged 62) Wynyard Park, County Durham, United Kingdom |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Theresa Chetwynd-Talbot (d. 1919) |
Children | 3, including Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry |
Parent(s) | George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry Mary Edwards |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |