Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden

Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden PC FRS (1 October 1756 – 5 July 1840) was a British politician.

The Right Honourable The Lord Arden PC, FRS
Master of the Mint
In office 1801–1802
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Henry Addington
Preceded by	Lord Hawkesbury
Succeeded by	The Earl Bathurst
Personal details
Born	1 October 1756 (1756-10) Charleton, Kent
Died	5 July 1840 (1840-07-06) (aged 83) St James's Place, London
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Margaretta Wilson (1768-1851)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge.

Background and education

Arden was born at Charlton, Kent, the son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, by his second wife Catherine, 1st Baroness Arden, daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was his younger brother.[1] He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

Political career

Arden sat as Member of Parliament for Launceston from 1780 to 1790,[1][3] for Warwick from 1790 to 1796[1][4] and for Totnes from 1796 to 1802.[1][5] He had succeeded his mother as second Baron Arden in 1784. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not prevent him sitting in the House of Commons.

He served as Master of the Mint between 1801 and 1802 and as a Commissioner of the India Board between 1801 and 1803.[1] In 1801 he was admitted to the Privy Council.[1][6] In 1802 he was created Baron Arden, of Arden in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and was then obliged to enter the upper chamber of parliament. He was also a Lord of the Bedchamber between 1804 and 1812, a Registrar of the Court of Admiralty between 1790 and 1840[1] and served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey between 1830 and 1840.[1][7]

Family

Lord Arden married Margaretta Elizabeth, daughter of General Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, 6th Baronet, in 1787. They had six sons and two daughters. He died at St James's Place, London, in July 1840, aged 83, and was succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son, George, who also succeeded in the earldom of Egmont the following year. Lady Arden died in May 1851, aged 83.[1]

References

1. thepeerage.com
2. "Perceval, the Hon. Charles George (PRCL774CG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
4. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
5. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
6. leighrayment.com
7. leighrayment.com

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Arden

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Cranborne Thomas Bowlby	Member of Parliament for Launceston 1780–1790 With: Thomas Bowlby 1780–1783 Sir John Jervis 1783–1784 George Rose 1784–1788 Sir John Swinburne, Bt 1788–1790	Succeeded by John Rodney Sir Henry Clinton
Preceded by Hon. Charles Francis Greville Robert Ladbroke	Member of Parliament for Warwick 1790–1796 With: Henry Gage 1790–1791 Hon. George Villiers 1791–1796	Succeeded by Hon. George Villiers Samuel Robert Gaussen
Preceded by William Powlett Powlett Francis Buller-Yarde	Member of Parliament for Totnes 1796–1801 With: Lord George Seymour-Conway	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Totnes 1801–1802 With: Lord George Seymour-Conway 1801 William Adams 1801–1802	Succeeded by John Berkeley Burland William Adams
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Hawkesbury	Master of the Mint 1801–1802	Succeeded by The Earl Bathurst
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Viscount Midleton	Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1830–1840	Succeeded by The Earl of Lovelace
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Catherine Perceval	Baron Arden 1st creation 1784–1840	Succeeded by George James Perceval
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Arden 2nd creation 1802–1840	Succeeded by George James Perceval