Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, PC (9 December 1764 – 28 August 1819) was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.
Richmond was born at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Scotland, the son of General Lord George Lennox, the younger son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. His mother was Lady Louisa, daughter of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian.
Richmond was a keen cricketer. He was a...
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Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, PC (9 December 1764 – 28 August 1819) was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.
Richmond was born at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Scotland, the son of General Lord George Lennox, the younger son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. His mother was Lady Louisa, daughter of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian.
Richmond was a keen cricketer. He was an accomplished right-hand bat and a noted wicket-keeper. He was a founder member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1786, together with the Earl of Winchilsea, Richmond offered Thomas Lord a guarantee against any losses Lord might suffer on starting a new cricket ground. This led to Lord opening his first cricket ground in 1787. Although Lord's Cricket Ground has since moved twice, Lennox' and Winchilsea's guarantee provided the genesis of the best-known cricket ground in the world, a ground known as the Home of Cricket. Nearly always listed...
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