Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington

Rupert Victor John Carington, 5th Baron Carrington JP, DL (20 December 1891 – 19 November 1938), was a British peer.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Carrington
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
11 November 1929 – 19 November 1938
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Carrington
Succeeded byThe 6th Baron Carrington
Personal details
Born20 December 1891
Died19 November 1938(1938-11-19) (aged 46)
SpouseSybil Marion Colville
Children2, including Peter
Parent(s)Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington
Edith Horsefall

Life

He succeeded to the title in 1929. Carrington was the son of Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington, and Edith, daughter of John Horsefall and Mary Maiden. He fought in the First World War as a captain in the Grenadier Guards and was twice wounded. After the war he served as a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Devon. He succeeded his father in the barony in 1929,[1] but never spoke in the House of Lords.[2]

Family

Lord Carrington married the Hon. Sybil Marion Colville, daughter of his half-cousin Charles Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross, in 1916. They had one son and one daughter. He died in November 1938, aged 46, and was succeeded by his only son, Peter, who became a prominent Conservative politician. Lady Carrington died in December 1946.[1]

References
  1. "Rupert Victor John Carington, 5th Baron Carrington". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "Mr Rupert Carington". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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