Charles Packe (MP)
Charles William Packe (23 September 1792 – 27 October 1867)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Charles William Packe | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Francis Grant, painted in 1864 or earlier | |
| Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire | |
| In office 18 February 1836 – 27 October 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Frewen Turner Henry Halford |
| Succeeded by | George Curzon-Howe Thomas Paget |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1792 |
| Died | 27 October 1867 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Kitty Jenkyn Reading
(m. 1822) |
| Relations | George Hussey Packe |
| Parent | Charles James Packe |
| Residence(s) | Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire |
Family
Packe was the oldest son of Charles James Packe and Penelope Dugdale, daughter of Richard Dugdale of Blyth Hall.[2] He was also the brother of Great Northern Railway deputy chairman and Liberal politician George Hussey Packe. He married Kitty Jenkyn Reading, daughter of Thomas Hort, in 1822.[3]
Wealth
He inherited Prestwold Hall upon his father's death in 1837, and later acquired Glen Hall and an 18-acre estate in southern Leicestershire for £2,530 in 1837 and, a decade later, Stretton Hall for £30,000, financed by a mortgage from Sir George Robinson. In 1842, he commissioned William Burn to redesign Prestwold Hall, spending a reported £70,000 over the next two decades on improvements and further land close to the hall. A decade later, he spent £12,000 on a house and 745 acres of land at Branksome in Dorset, also using Burn, via a loan of £7,000.[3]
Packe was also a keen investor in bank stock, government consols, and railway shares, the latter of which he had £4,050 in during the mid-1840s.[3]
By the time of his death, Packe owned 2,464 acres in Leicestershire, worth £4,267 gross a year, with a gross personal wealth of £35,000.[3]
Political career
He was elected MP for South Leicestershire at a by-election in 1836 and held the seat until his death in 1867.[4] During this time, he rented a home at Richmond Terrace, just off Whitehall, in London.[3]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- "Pack Family Coat of Arms". COADB.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Shipley, Peter Samuel (October 2010). The Leicestershire Gentry and Its Social and Cultural Networks, c. 1790-1875 (PDF) (PhD). University of Leicester. pp. 81, 121–122. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.