Viscount Chaplin, of Saint Oswald's, Blankney, in the County of Lincoln, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1916 for Henry Chaplin, who was a Conservative MP, cabinet minister, country landowner and racehorse owner. The title became extinct upon the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1981.
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The Chaplin family descended from Sir Francis Chaplin, Lord Mayor of London from 1677 to 1678. Sir Francis was the father of Robert Chaplin, who was created a baronet in 1715 (see Chaplin baronets), and John Chaplin, ancestor of the Viscounts Chaplin.
Edith Chaplin, daughter of the first Viscount, married Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, and became a well-known socialite and philanthropist. Edward Chaplin, younger brother of the first Viscount, was also a politician.
Viscounts Chaplin (1916)
edit- Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840–1923)
- Eric Chaplin, 2nd Viscount Chaplin (1877–1949)
- Anthony Freskyn Charles Hamby Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin (1906–1981)
See also
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- ^ "No. 29629". The London Gazette. 20 June 1916. p. 6065.
- Sources
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 190.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]