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Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Politician + Viscount + Overlord
Male
Born
Oct 30, 1857
Hometown
London
Died
Sep 26, 1922
Death Place
London
Political Party
Liberal Party
Nationality
British
Alma Mater
The College of th...
Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD, styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from… Read More
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Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
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CHILDHOOD
1857
Birth
Born on October 30, 1857.
TWENTIES
1880
22 Years Old
An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1892 to 1895.
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1886
28 Years Old
He was a Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria between February and June 1886.
THIRTIES
1892
34 Years Old
In 1892 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone, a post he held until 1895, the last year under the premiership of Lord Rosebery.
FORTIES
1900
42 Years Old
Between 1900 and 1905 he was a Liberal whip.
1905
47 Years Old
On 19 December 1905, he was created Viscount Althorp, of Great Brington in the County of Northampton, so as to allow him to become Lord Chamberlain in Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's new Liberal administration (his older brother was still Earl Spencer at that time).
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FIFTIES
1908
50 Years Old
From 1908 to 1922 he was Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
1911
53 Years Old
He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1911 and a Knight of the Garter in 1913.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1922
65 Years Old
Lord Spencer died in September 1922 at his home in St James Place, London, aged 64.
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