Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney
Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney (30 July 1808 – 3 September 1874), styled Viscount Marsham between 1811 and 1845, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Romney was the son of Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney, and Sophia, daughter of William Morton Pitt.
Romney was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Kent West in 1841, a seat he held until 1845 when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.
Marriage & children
Lord Romney married Lady Margaret Harriett Montagu-Scott (born 12 June 1811, died 5 June 1846), youngest daughter of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, on 7 February 1832. They had three sons and one daughter:[1]
- Lady Harriet Marsham (born 17 July 1838, died 14 November 1886)
- Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney (born 7 March 1841, died 21 August 1905)
- The Rev and Hon John Marsham (born 25 July 1842, died 16 September 1926)
- Hon Henry Marsham (born 26 March 1845, died 1 July 1908)
Lady Romney died in London in June 1846, aged 34. Lord Romney remained a widower until his death in September 1874, aged 66. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Charles.
| Baronet of Cuckston (1663) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Sidney (1595–1677) Earl of Leicester | John Marsham (1602–1685) 1st Baronet of Cuckston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earls of Romney 1st creation (1694) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Spencer Countess of Sunderland (1617–1684) | Philip Sidney Earl of Leicester (1619–1698) | Algernon Sidney (1623–1683) | Lady Lucy Sidney (1630–1685) | Henry Sydney (1641–1704) 1st Earl of Romney | John Marsham (1637–1692) 2nd Baronet of Cuckston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Pelham (1653–1712) | Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townshend | John Marsham (1679–1696) 3rd Baronet of Cuckston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Pelham (1681–1711) | Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townshend | Robert Marsham (1650–1703) 4th Baronet of Cuckston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baron Romney (1716) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Townshend (1701–1780) | Robert Marsham (1685–1724) 5th Baronet of Cuckston 1st Baron Romney from 1716 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Townshend (1733–1800) Viscount Sydney | Robert Marsham (1712–1794) 2nd Baron Romney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earls of Romney 2nd creation (1801) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Townshend (1764–1831) Viscount Sydney | Charles Marsham (1744–1811) 3rd Baron Romney Viscount Marsham from 1801 1st Earl of Romney from 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Elizabeth Marsham (1794–1847) | Charles Marsham (1777-1845) 2nd Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Marsham (1808–1874) 3nd Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Marsham (1841–1905) 4th Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Marsham (1864–1933) 5th Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | Reginald Hastings Marsham (1865–1922) | Sydney Edward Marsham (1879-1952) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Marsham (1892–1975) 6th Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | Michael Marsham (1910–2004) 7th Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | Peter William Marsham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julian Marsham (1948–present) 8th Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Charles Marsham (1977–present) Viscount Marsham (heir apparent) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Julian Marsham (2014–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||