Charles Goring (1817–1849)

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Juliana Mary Caroline Dixie
(m. 1849)
Charles Goring
Member of Parliament
for New Shoreham
In office
3 July 1841 19 April 1849
Servingwith Charles Burrell

Charles Goring (14 July 1817 – 17 November 1849) [1] was a British Conservative politician and first-class cricketer. [2] [3]

Goring was the son of Charles Goring (1744–1797) and Mary née Ballard, and brother of John Goring (born 1824). He was educated at Winchester College, [4] and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1835. He graduated B.A. there in 1843, and M.A. in 1847. [5] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1836 to 1838, making four appearances. [6]

Goring was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for New Shoreham at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his death in 1849. [7] [2] He married Juliana Mary Caroline Dixie, daughter of Sir William Willoughy Wolstan Dixie, 7th Baronet on 19 September 1849, but died two months later. [3] His brother, William Goring, was also a first-class cricketer.

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References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "N"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 93–95. Retrieved 1 December 2018 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. I (Fifth ed.). London: Harrison. p. 524. Retrieved 2 December 2018 via Google Books.
  4. "Player profile: Charles Goring" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Goring, Charles (2)"  . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Goring" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 275. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for New Shoreham
1841–1849
With: Charles Burrell
Succeeded by