Lord Spencer Chichester
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Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester (20 April 1775 – 22 February 1819), known as The Honourable Spencer Chichester from 1775 to 1791, was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Chichester was born on 20 April 1775. He was the third son of Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall (then known as the 5th Earl of Donegall), and Lady Anne Hamilton. His elder brothers were George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, and the Hon. Arthur Chichester, who died young. His father served as MP for Malmesbury from 1768 to 1774 before being elevated as 1st Marquess of Donegall in 1791.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Hon. John Chichester (younger son of the 3rd Earl of Donegall and Lady Catherine Forbes) and Elizabeth Newdigate (eldest daughter of Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet).[2] His maternal grandparents were James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, and his third wife, Anne Spencer (an aunt of the Countess of Galloway).[1]
