Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan (4 December 1764 – 30 June 1839), styled
The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently
Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and
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politician.
Background
He was the only son of
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of LucanCharles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan , known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.- Background :...
and his wife Margaret Smith, daughter of Sir James Smith. Bingham was educated at The Royal College of St Peter in Westminster and Christ Church College, Oxford. In 1799, he succeeded his father as earl.
Career
Bingham entered the
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for
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in 1790, representing the constituency until 1800. After the
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in the following year, he sat as
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in the
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from 1802 until his death in 1839.
Family
On 26 May 1794, he married Lady Elizabeth Belasyse, third daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg and former wife of
Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of NorfolkBernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was the son of Henry Howard , and Juliana Molyneux ....
, and had by her five daughters and two sons. Bingham died, aged 74 at his residence at Serpentine Terrace,
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and was succeeded in his titles by his older son
George. His second son Richard Camden Bingham was a diplomat.