Sir Charles Monck, 6th Baronet
British politician (1779-1867)
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Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck, 6th Baronet (7 April 1779 – 20 July 1867) was an English politician. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Belsay Castle on the death of his father in 1795.
Earl Percy
Charles John Brandling
Sir Charles Monck 6th Baronet | |
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Sir Charles Monck, 6th Baronet, 1865 photograph | |
| Member of Parliament for Northumberland | |
| In office 1812–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Richard Beaumont Earl Percy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont Charles John Brandling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1779 |
| Died | 20 July 1867 (aged 88) |
| Spouse(s) |
Louisa Lucia Cook
(m. 1804; died 1824)Mary Elizabeth Bennett
(m. 1831) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Sir Edward Blackett (son-in-law) |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Occupation | politician |
Life
He was born with the surname Middleton, as the third son of Sir William Middleton, 5th Baronet and his wife Jane Monck.[1][2] He took the surname of his maternal grandfather Laurence Monck of Caenby Hall, Caenby, Lincolnshire who died in 1798, in order to inherit his estate. He was educated at Rugby School and by private tutors at Caenby.[3]
He served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1801 and was Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1812–1820, sitting as an independent politician.
Monck was an avid Hellenist and in 1817, with the assistance of architect John Dobson, he completed the building of an impressive new mansion house in Greek Revival style, Belsay Hall, adjacent to Belsay Castle in Northumberland, inspired by his buildings seen in his lengthy honeymoon in Greece. Belsay Castle is a Grade I listed building which has been in the custody of English Heritage since c.1980.[4]
Family
Monck married twice, firstly, in 1804 to Louisa Lucia Cook (died 1824), daughter of Sir George Cooke, 7th Baronet. They had two sons and four daughters.[1]
- Charles Atticus Monck, elder son (1805–1856), was born in Athens. He married in 1835 Laura Ridley, second daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet.[5] Their son Arthur succeeded as 7th Baronet.
- William Monck, younger son.[6]
- Julia, married as his first wife Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Baronet.[7]
- Louisa Maria, died 1821.[8]
He married secondly, in 1831, Mary Elizabeth Bennett.[3]