Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl Of Liverpool

Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (29 May 1784 – 3 October 1851), was a British politician. He was born as the son of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, and his second wife, Catherine Bishopp, daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet. He was the younger half-brother of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Jenkinson received education at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford. During his early years, he was placed on a Royal Navy rating, a decision influenced by his father. This service was cut short due to a mutiny in 1797 aboard HMS Pomone, prompting his departure from the ship. His military service during the Napoleonic Wars included serving as a cornet in the Surrey Yeomanry in 1803 and volunteering for the Austrian Army at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. In 1810, he held the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Cinque Ports militia.

In 1807, he inherited the Pitchford Hall estate in Shropshire following the death of Adam Ottley, who was the last male of that family line. His ascent to political office began when he was elected as Member of Parliament for Sandwich in 1807, a position he held until 1812. Subsequently, he served as MP for Bridgnorth from 1812 to 1818 and for East Grinstead from 1818 to 1828. During his parliamentary career, he held positions under the Duke of Portland as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1807 to 1809, and under Spencer Perceval as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1809 to 1810. He did not serve in his brother's government, which was in office from 1812 to 1827.

In 1828, Jenkinson inherited the titles of Earl of Liverpool, barony of Hawkesbury, and baronetcy following the death of his elder half-brother, consequently taking his seat in the House of Lords. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1841 and served as Lord Steward of the Household from 1841 to 1846, in the government of Sir Robert Peel.

Jenkinson married Julia Evelyn Medley Shuckburgh-Evelyn on 19 July 1810. She was the daughter of Sir George Shuckburgh-Evelyn, 6th Baronet. The couple had four children, three daughters and one son, before Julia's death in April 1814. Their children included Lady Catherine Julia Jenkinson, Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson, Lady Louisa Harriet Jenkinson, and their only son, who died young.

Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson married twice, first to William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, with whom she had a daughter, and later to George Savile Foljambe, with whom she had four children, including Cecil George Savile Foljambe, who later became the 1st Earl of Liverpool (of the second creation). Lady Louisa Harriet Jenkinson married John Cotes and had two sons.

Charles Jenkinson remained a widower until his death in 1851 at the age of 67. Upon his death, his titles of barony and earldom became extinct; however, the baronetcy continued and was passed to a cousin. The barony was revived in 1893 in favor of his grandson, Cecil Foljambe. The earldom was similarly revived in 1905 for Lord Hawkesbury.

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