Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford Keskustapuolue (Centre Party), Personal Computer, known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874 and Lord Carlingford after 1874, was a British Liberal politician of the 19th century.
Background
Born Chichester Fortescue, Carlingford was the son of Chichester Fortescue (died 1826), Member of Parliament for Hillsborough in the Irish parliament. He came of an old family settled in Ireland since the days of Sir Faithful Fortescue (1581–1666), whose uncle, Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, was Lord Deputy.
Career
His mother was Martha Angel, daughter of Samuel Meade Hobson. In 1847, Carlingford was elected to parliament for Louth as a Liberal. He became a junior Lord of the Treasury in 1854 under Lord Palmerston, a post he held until 1855, and was later Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Palmerston between 1857 and 1858 and 1859 and 1865.
He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1864 and the following year he was made Chief Secretary for Ireland under Lord Russell, a post which he again occupied under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1871 (this time with a seat in the cabinet).
In 1866, he was also admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was then President of the Board of Trade between 1871 and 1874.
The latter year he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Carlingford, of Carlingford in the County of Louth. Carlingford later served under Gladstone as Lord Privy Seal between 1881 and 1885 and as Lord President of the Council between 1883 and 1885.
He parted from Gladstone on the question of Irish Home Rule, but in earlier years he was his active supporter on Irish questions.
Membership
15th United Kingdom Parliament. 16th United Kingdom Parliament. 17th United Kingdom Parliament.
18th United Kingdom Parliament.
19th United Kingdom Parliament. 20th United Kingdom Parliament.