The late Lord Lucan.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 223, 17 November 1888, Page 2

The late Lord Lucan.

The. following is a short sketch of tha life of Lord Lucan, whose death was announced in our last issue: — The Right Hon George Charles Bingham, G C. 8., Earl of Lucan, elder son of the second earl, whom he succeeded June 30, 1839, born April 16.1800, was educated at Westminster, entered the army at the usual age, and served as a volunteer with the Russian army under General Diebitsch in the Turkish campaign in 1828. He was one of ths representatives of the county of Mayo in the Conservative interest,from 1826 to 1830, and was Chosen one of the representative Peers for Ireland in 1810. He served in ths Crimea in 1854-5, in command of a division of cavalry, and took part in the battles of ths Alma, Sept. 20, Balaklava, Oct 25, and Inkermann, Nov, 5, 1854. Owing to some misapprehension of Lord Raglan’s orders, that heroic but fatal charge of tbe Light Brigade, in which so many lives were lost, was made in the battle of Balaklava. Lord Lucan, who was colonel of the Bth Hussars till Feb. 22, 1865, when he became Colonel of the Ist regiment of Life Guards, was mada a Lieu-tenant-General in 1858, and General Aug, 28, 1865; was nominated a KC.B. for his Crimean services, and G. C.B. in 1869; is Commander of tha Legion of Honor, Knigha first-class of the Medjidie, and a Knightt second class, of St. Anne of Russia.