Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester

Admiral The Right Honourable
The Lord Colchester
PC
Admiral The Right Honourable The Lord Colchester PC
Paymaster General and; Vice-President of the Board of Trade
	In office; 27 February 1852 –17 December 1852

Last updated August 09, 2025

↑ "No. 22806". The London Gazette . 12 January 1864. p. 157.
↑ Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Mr Charles Abbot
↑ "No. 21297". The London Gazette . 2 March 1852. p. 671.
↑ "No. 21296". The London Gazette . 27 February 1852. p. 633.
↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Abbot, Charles (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.

O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Colchester, Charles" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

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Preceded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley	Paymaster General 1852	Succeeded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley
Preceded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley	Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1852	Succeeded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll	Postmaster General 1858–1859	Succeeded by The Earl of Elgin
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Abbot	Baron Colchester 1829–1867	Succeeded by Reginald Abbot

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[1] "No. 22806". The London Gazette . 12 January 1864. p. 157.

[2] Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Mr Charles Abbot

[3] "No. 21297". The London Gazette . 2 March 1852. p. 671.

[4] "No. 21296". The London Gazette . 27 February 1852. p. 633.

[5] Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Abbot, Charles (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.

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Admiral The Right Honourable The Lord Colchester PC


Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office 27 February 1852 –17 December 1852