Constituency : Wycombe 1865-8
Charles replaced Martin Smith at Wycombe.
Charles was the son and heir of Baron Carington . He was educated at Eton and Cambridge.
Charles succeeded his father before his first Parliament was over and his brother William took over as MP. Charles joined the Royal Horse Guards and became a captain.
In 1881 Gladstone made him Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. In 1885 he went to Australia as Governor of New South Wales serving till 1890 and making a favourable impression. In 1892 he became Lord Chamberlain of the Household and served till 1895. At the end of his term he was upgraded to an earl.
Charles was elected to London County Council as a Progressive in 1892 and served till 1907. From 1896 until 1921 he was chairman of the National Liberal Club's general committee.
As a safe pair of hands Charles joined the Cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture in 1905 and then Lord Privy Seal from 1911 to 1912. On his retirement he was given the further title, Marquess of Lincolnshire.
Charles suffered a family tragedy in 1915 when his only son died of injuries suffered during the battle of Ypres.
He died in 1928 aged 85. The Times described him as "all his life an advanced Liberal, even a Radical, in spite of old-fashioned prejudices ... To all with whom he came in contact , gentle and simple alike, he showed the same genial and frank good nature".
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