Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Chaplin PC |
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18-year-old Henry Chaplin, 1859.
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | George Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Edward Heneage |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | |
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In office 9 September 1889 – 11 August 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Gardner |
| President of the Local Government Board | |
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In office 29 June 1895 – 12 November 1900 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | George Shaw-Lefevre |
| Succeeded by | Walter Long |
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22 December 1840 Ryhall, Rutland |
| Died |
29 May 1923 (aged 82) Londonderry House, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Florence Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (d. 1881) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin PC (22 December 1840 – 29 May 1923) was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage.
The member of an old Lincolnshire family, Chaplin was born at Ryhall, Rutland, the second son of the Reverend Henry Chaplin, of Blankney, Lincolnshire and his wife Carolina Horatia Ellice, daughter of William Ellice. His younger brother Edward Chaplin was also a politician. Chaplin was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was a friend of the Prince of Wales. At the age of 21, he inherited substantial estates in Lincolnshire (including the family seat of Blankney Hall), Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. He was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, and a leading member of the Turf.
In 1864 Chaplin fell in love with and became engaged to Lady Florence, daughter of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey and a celebrated beauty. The wedding was to be the society event of the year with the Prince of Wales one of many to offer his congratulations. However, during their engagement Florence had secretly fallen in love with Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings. Just before her wedding, she had Chaplin take her to Marshall & Snelgrove's on Oxford Street to add to her wedding outfit. While Chaplin waited in the carriage outside, Florence walked straight through the shop and out to the other side, where Hastings waited for her in a carriage. Hastings and Florence were married on the same day. After the wedding, a reception was held in St James' Place before the newly married couple set off for their honeymoon at Donington Hall, Leicestershire whilst the scandal died down. Florence Paget informed Chaplin by letter the next day.
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