Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe

Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (14 June 1790 – 2 May 1868), known as Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe until 1851, of Elvetham Hall, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.^[1]

He was born the 4th son of Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe, and succeeded his elder brother (the youngest of his three elder brothers to die before him) as the 4th Baronet in 1851.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Hindon in 1818, holding the seat until 1826. He was then elected to represent Bramber from 1826 to 1831. In 1845 he changed his surname by royal licence from Gough-Calthorpe to Gough. He was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire for 1848–1849 (the family also owned Perry Hall in Perry Barr, then in Staffordshire).

Marriage and issue

Calthorpe married in 1823 Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset, the daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, and had four sons and six daughters.^[2]

Hon. Charlotte Frances Georgiana (10 May 1824 – 18 August 1870), married in 1850, Francis Joseph Cresswell
Henry William (13 – 25 May 1825), died in childhood
Hon. Frederick Henry William (1826–1893), succeeded as 5th Baron Calthorpe
George Arthur (20 August 1827 – 20 Νοvember 1843), died young "after a painful illness"^[3]
Hon. Frances Blanche Anne (11 Νοvember 1828 – 17 April 1899), married in 1861, the Rev. John Robert Feilden, Vicar of Honingham, Norfolk
Hon. Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe (8 November 1829 – 22 July 1910), succeeded as 6th Baron Calthorpe
Lt.-Gen. Hon. Somerset John (1831–1912), married in 1862, Eliza Maria Crewe, only child of the late Capt. Frederick Chamier; succeeded as 7th Baron Calthorpe
Hon. Harriet Louisa Esther (5 July 1832 – 20 July 1901), married in 1857 Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill
Hon. Isabel Eleanor Mary (1 July 1833 – 20 December 1896), died unmarried
Hon. Olivia Georgiana Elizabeth (31 August 1834 – 18 May 1887), died unmarried
Hon. Susan Caroline (12 August 1837 – 11 October 1906), died unmarried

He died in 1868 and was succeeded in turn by his three surviving sons.

References

^ "GOUGH CALTHORPE, Hon. Frederick (1790–1868), of Elvetham, Hants". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ Lodge, Edmund (1901). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett Limited. p. 117. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
^ "Births". London Evening Standard. 22 November 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Thomas Beckford Thomas Hobhouse	Member of Parliament for Hindon 1818–1826 With: William Thomas Beckford (1818–20) John Plummer (1820–1826)	Succeeded by George Fortescue John Weyland
Preceded by John Irving Arthur Gough-Calthorpe	Member of Parliament for Bramber 1826–1831 With: John Irving	Succeeded by John Irving William Stratford Dugdale
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by George Gough-Calthorpe	Baron Calthorpe 1851–1868	Succeeded by Frederick Gough-Calthorpe

[1] "GOUGH CALTHORPE, Hon. Frederick (1790–1868), of Elvetham, Hants". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[2] Lodge, Edmund (1901). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett Limited. p. 117. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

[3] "Births". London Evening Standard. 22 November 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

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