Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe

Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1885.

Frederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe (24 July 1826 – 25 June 1893) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Background and education

Born in London, Calthorpe was the eldest son of Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe, and Lady Charlotte Sophia, daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Political career

Calthorpe was elected to the House of Commons as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Worcestershire East at a by-election in February 1859. He was re-elected at the general election later in 1859 and again in 1865, and held the seat until May 1868, when he succeeded his father in the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Personal life

Lord Calthorpe, a member of the Gough-Calthorpe family, died at Grosvenor Square, London, in June 1893, aged 66. He never married and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Augustus.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Gough-Calthorpe

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Bowes-Rushout John Hodgetts-Foley	Member of Parliament for Worcestershire East 1859 – 1868 With: John Hodgetts-Foley 1859–1861 Harry Vernon 1861–1868	Succeeded by Harry Vernon Hon. Charles Lyttelton
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Frederick Gough	Baron Calthorpe 1868–1893	Succeeded by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe