Background
Carington was the second son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, and his second wife the Honorary Charlotte Augusta Annabella Drummond-Burrell, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Carington was the second son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, and his second wife the Honorary Charlotte Augusta Annabella Drummond-Burrell, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
Carington was a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria from 1880 to 1882. He was acting Master of the Buckhounds from 1883 to 1884, Equerry to Queen Victoria from 1881 to 1901 and an Extra Equerry to King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910. He also served as Comptroller and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales (later King George V) from 1901.
In 1910 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
Carington married Juliet Warden, daughter of Francis Warden, of New York, on 23 September 1871. They had no children.
She died in November 1913. Carington only survived her by eleven months and died aged 69.
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Carington was elected Member of Parliament for Wycombe in 1868 and held the seat until 1883.