George Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan


The Earl of Lucan

Born(1898-11-24)24 November 1898
London, England
Died21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 65)
London, England
AllegianceSecond Lieutenant during World War I.
Service / branchColdstream Guards
RankDeputy Director for Ground Defence
Service number10428
UnitAir Ministry
Commands1st Battalion of the regiment from 1940 to 1942 during the Second World War
Spouse(s)
Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson
(m. 1929)
Children
  • Lady Jane Bingham (born 13 October 1932), m. 1960; one daughter, three sons
  • Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934, disappeared November 1974); three children, Frances, George, and Camilla
  • Lady Sarah Bingham (born 5 September 1936), m. 1958; three daughters, one son
  • Hon. Hugh Bingham (24 April 1939 – July 2018, South Africa)
Other workHouse of Lords

George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan MC (24 November 1898 – 21 January 1964), known as Lord Bingham from 1914 to 1949, was an Irish peer, British soldier and Labour politician. He was a maternal first cousin of Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.