Background
He was a younger son of Sir James Carnegie, 5th Baronet (and de jure 8th Earl of Southesk), and his wife Charlotte, second daughter of Reverend Daniel Lysons.
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Charles Carnegie
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He entered the British Army as a 2nd lieutenant of the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) in 1850. Three years later Carnegie was promoted to a lieutenant of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot. He retired in 1855 and was returned to Parliament for Forfarshire in 1860, a seat he held until 1872.
Carnegie was appointed a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Forfarshire.
Membership
18th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament. 20th United Kingdom Parliament.
