1816 - 1877 (60 years)
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Name |
Charles (3rd Marquess of Northampton) Douglas-Compton |
Birth |
26 May 1816 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
3 Mar 1877 |
Person ID |
I76999 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Notes |
- Born Charles Compton at Parliament Street, London, he was the son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton and his wife Margaret, eldest daughter of William Douglas-Maclean-Clephane.
In 1831, a year after the death of his mother, he assumed the additional surname Douglas by sign manual. Douglas-Compton succeeded his father as marquess in 1851.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1837. In 1850, he received a Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by the University of Oxford.
Douglas-Compton was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Argyllshire in 1841.
He was a trustee of the National Gallery (London).
Douglas-Compton inherited Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire and in 1867 he assigned Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt to restore it.
His marriage was childless and Douglas-Compton was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother William
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