Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney


Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney, styled Viscount Marsham from 1845 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.

Biography

Romney was the son of Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney and his wife Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu-Scott, daughter of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1874. He served as a Lord-in-waiting from 1889 to 1892 in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury.
His ancestors came from the parish of Marsham, Norfolk, in the 12th century.

Marriage and children

Romney married Lady Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings, daughter of George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings and Barbara Yelverton, 20th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn, on 30 July 1863. They had five children:
The Earl of Romney died in August 1905, aged 64, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Charles. The Countess of Romney died in September 1910, aged 66.