George Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan
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.
Early life
Pat Lucan was the eldest son of The 5th Earl of Lucan and his wife, Violet Sylvia Blanche, daughter of J. Spender Clay. He was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Military career
He was a Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and commanded the 1st Battalion of the regiment from 1940 to 1942 during the Second World War. From 1942 to 1945 he was Deputy Director for Ground Defence in the Air Ministry.
House of Lords
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1949 and took his seat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. Lord Lucan served under Clement Attlee as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) from 1950 to 1951 and as Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in 1951. Between 1954 and 1964 he was Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Lords.
Marriage and children
Lord Lucan was married on 23 December 1929 to Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson, daughter of Captain Hon Edward Stanley Dawson, second son of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey. They had two sons and two daughters:[1]
- Lady Jane Bingham (born 13 October 1932)
- Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934, disappeared November 1974)
- Lady Sarah Bingham (born 5 September 1936)
- Hon Hugh Bingham (born 24 April 1939)
Lucan died on 21 January 1964, aged 65, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, who became famous for his sudden disappearance in 1974. The Dowager Lady Lucan died in 1985.
Notes
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
- History of the Bingham family
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lucan
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Lucas of Chilworth |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1950–1951 |
Succeeded by The Lord Archibald |
| Preceded by The Lord Ogmore |
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1951 |
Succeeded by John Foster |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by George Charles Bingham |
Earl of Lucan 1949–1964 |
Succeeded by Richard John Bingham |