Charles Lemon
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Early photograph showing people, including Sir Charles Lemon, bottom left, at Carclew. Taken in August 1841 by Henry Fox Talbot, Charles' nephew
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| Born | 3 September 1784 |
| Died | 13 February 1868 (aged 83) |
| Residence | Carclew House |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte Ann Foxstrangways |
| Children | Charles William (died aged 13 months) Charles William (died aged 12) Charlotte Augusta Caroline (died aged 10) |
| Parent(s) |
William Lemon Jane Buller |
Sir Charles Lemon, 2nd Baronet (3 September 1784 – 13 February 1868) was a British Member of Parliament for several constituencies and a baronet.
He inherited his baronetcy in 1824 upon the death of his father Sir William Lemon, 1st Baronet and Carclew House. His mother was Lady Lemon, who had been the eldest daughter of James Buller MP for Cornwall and Jane, in turn eldest daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst. He attended Harrow School
Lemon served as Member of Parliament for Penryn in Cornwall from 1807 to 1812 and again from 1830 to 1831. In 1831, he became a Whig Member for Cornwall serving until the Reform Act 1832, whereafter he was Liberal Member for West Cornwall until 1841. In 1842 he was again returned for West Cornwall, serving until 1857.
IN 1827 he was appointed Sheriff of Cornwall. In 1836, he headed the petitioners from the town of Falmouth, Cornwall to the Admiralty, seeking to prevent the removal of the Packet Service.
In 1837, he was appointed to serve on the Transportation Committee of the House of Commons In 1852 he became deputy Warden of the Stannaries and funded the establishment of what is now the Camborne School of Mines. The name "Lemon" lives on in Truro as "Lemon Street" and "Lemon Quay", and a rhododendron Sir Charles Lemon was bred by him from seeds collected by Joseph Dalton Hooker.
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