Charles Goring (14 July 1817 – 17 November 1849)[1] was a British Conservative politician and first-class cricketer.[2][3]
Charles Goring | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for New Shoreham | |
| In office 3 July 1841 – 19 April 1849 Serving with Charles Burrell | |
| Preceded by | Charles Burrell Harry Goring |
| Succeeded by | Charles Burrell Alexander Gordon-Lennox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1817 |
| Died | 17 November 1849 (aged 32) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Juliana Mary Caroline Dixie
(m. 1849) |
Goring was the son of Charles Goring (1744–1797) and Mary née Ballard, and brother of John Goring (born 1824). He was educated at Winchester College,[4] and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1835. He graduated B.A. there in 1843, and M.A. in 1847.[5] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1836 to 1838, making four appearances.[6]
Goring was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for New Shoreham at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his death in 1849.[7][2] He married Juliana Mary Caroline Dixie, daughter of Sir William Willoughy Wolstan Dixie, 7th Baronet on 19 September 1849, but died two months later.[3] His brother, William Goring, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 93–95. Retrieved 1 December 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. I (Fifth ed.). London: Harrison. p. 524. Retrieved 2 December 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Player profile: Charles Goring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Goring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.