Charles Goring (1817–1849)

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

Charles Goring
Member of Parliament
for New Shoreham
In office
3 July 1841  19 April 1849
Serving with Charles Burrell
Preceded byCharles Burrell
Harry Goring
Succeeded byCharles Burrell
Alexander Gordon-Lennox
Personal details
Born14 July 1817
Died17 November 1849(1849-11-17) (aged 32)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Juliana Mary Caroline Dixie
(m. 1849)

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.

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. 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. 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.
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