Charles Douglas-Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton explained

Charles Douglas-Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton, DL (26 May 1816  - 3 March 1877),[1] styled Earl Compton from birth until 1851, was a British peer.

Early life

Born Charles Compton at Parliament Street, London, he was the son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton and his wife Margaret, eldest daughter of William Douglas-Maclean-Clephane.[2] In 1831, a year after the death of his mother, he assumed the additional surname Douglas by sign manual. Douglas-Compton succeeded his father as marquess in 1851.

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1837.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leigh Rayment – Peerage . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608045347/http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersN2.htm . 8 June 2008 . usurped . 15 July 2009 .
  2. Book: Dod, Charles R. . Charles Dod

    . Charles Dod . The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland . 1865 . S. Low, Marston & Co. . London . 447 .