Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond

His Grace
The Duke of Richmond
KG PC
His Grace The Duke of Richmond KG PC
	The Duke of Richmond, 1824.
Postmaster General
	In office; 11 December 1830 – 5 July 1834
Prime Minister	The Earl Grey
Preceded by	The Duke of Manchester
Succeeded by	The Marquess Conyngham
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 28 August 1819 – 21 October 1860; Hereditary peerage
Preceded by	The 4th Duke of Richmond
Succeeded by	The 6th Duke of Richmond
Member of Parliament; for Chichester
	In office; 1812–1819
Preceded by	George White-Thomas
Succeeded by	Lord John Lennox
Personal details
Born	Charles Lennox; 3 August 1791; Richmond House, Whitehall Gardens, London
Died	21 October 1860 (aged 69); Portland Place, Marylebone, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Ultra-Tories
Spouse	Lady Caroline Paget (1796–1874)
Children	Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond; Caroline Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough; Lord Fitzroy Gordon-Lennox; Lord Henry Gordon-Lennox; Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox; Augusta, Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar; Lord George Gordon-Lennox; Cecilia Bingham, Countess of Lucan;
Parent(s)	Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond; Lady Charlotte Gordon
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, KG, PC (né Lennox; 3 August 1791 – 21 October 1860), styled the Earl of March from 1806 until 1819, was a British peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician. Upon the death of his uncle in 1836, he inherited the Gordon estates and per the terms of the bequest, adopted thus additional surname.

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