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| Lemon, Sir Charles, Bart. Matric. Easter, 1833, from TRINITY; M.A. 1833. [S. of Sir William, 1st Bart., of Carclew, Penryn, Cornwall, M.P. (and Jane, sister of Sir Francis Buller, 1st Bart.). B. Sept. 30, 1784, in Whitehall. School, Harrow.] Matric. from Christ Church, Oxford, Oct. 21, 1803, age 19. Succeeded his father as 2nd Bart., Dec. 11, 1824. Of Carclew, Cornwall. M.P. for Penryn, 1807-12 and 1830-1; for Cornwall, 1831-2, and for West Cornwall, 1832-57. F.R.S., 1822. High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1828. A Founder of the Statistical Society, 1834; trustee, 1838. President, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 1841-6. 'Geology, mining, especially on the economic side, and scientific agriculture were his special subjects.' Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons of Cornwall, 1843-63. A Commissioner for enquiring into the state of British museums, 1847. Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, 1852. Made a collection of exotic trees and shrubs at Carclew. Married, Dec. 5, 1810, Charlotte Anne, dau. of Henry Thomas (Fox-Strangways), 2nd Earl of Ilchester. His last surviving child, Charles William, b. 1813, was drowned while at school at Harrow, Apr. 18, 1826. Died Feb. 12, 1868, at Carclew, Cornwall, when the baronetcy became extinct. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Al. Oxon.; Boase, II. 386; Boase, Biblio. Cornub., 314; Return of M.P.'s; Boase, Coll. Cornub., 490; G. Mag., 1868, 389-90; G.E.C.) | Sir Charles LEMON, Bart. Approx. lifespan: 1784–1868 Matric from Trinity College 1833:04ET: MA 1833 s. of Sir William LEMON 1st Bart., of Carclew, Penryn, Cornwall , M.P.: (and Jane, sister of Sir Francis Buller, 1st Bart.) b. 1784:09:30 in Whitehall, [London], Sch: Harrow School Harrow, [Middlesex], Matric. from Christ Church [Oxford] 1803:10:21 aged 19. Succeeded his father as 2nd Bart. 1824:12:11 Of Carclew, Cornwall , M.P. for: : Penryn, [Cornwall], 1807-12, and 1830-1 for Cornwall , 1831-32, and for[+co] West Cornwall , [-co] 1832-57 FRS 1822 High Sheriff of: Cornwall , 1828 Founder of: : Statistical Society 1834 Trustee: 1838 President: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1841-46 "Geology, mining, especially on the economic side, and scientific agriculture were his special subjects." Provincial Grand Master of: : Freemasons of Cornwall , 1843-63 Commissioner for: : enquiring into the state of British museums 1847 Deputy Warden of: Stannaries, [Cornwall], 1852 Made a collection of exotic trees and shrubs Carclew, [Cornwall], m. 1810:12:05,Charlotte Anne dau. of Henry THOMAS (Fox-Strangways), 2nd Earl of Ilchester. His last surviving child, Charles William, b. 1813, was d. drowned while at school at Harrow, [Middlesex], 1826:04:18 d. Carclew, Cornwall , 1868:02:12, when the baronetcy became extinct. ( Harrow School Reg.; Al. Oxon.; Boase, II. 386; Boase, Biblio. Cornub., 314; Return of M.P.'s ; Boase, College Cornub., 490; G. Mag. 1868, 389-90; G.E.C. ) |