Charles Benjamin Bright MCLAREN, 1st Baron Aberconway^[1]

1850 - 1934  (83 years)

• Birth	12 May 1850
  Education	- Edinburgh University - Bonn University - Heidelberg University
  Academic degree	Master of Arts (MA) from University of Edinburgh
  Occupation / Profession	- Justice of the Peace (JP) in Denbigh, Flint, Middlesex and Surrey - Author
  Occupation / Profession	Chairman - Metropolitan Railway Company - Tredegar Iron and Coal Company - John Brown and Company - Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Company - Institute of Naval Architects
  Occupation / Profession	Founder - National Liberal Club
  Occupation / Profession	1874 (23 years old)
  	Barrister at Lincoln's Inn
  Occupation / Profession	From 1880 to 1886 (29 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Stafford
  Occupation / Profession	From 1892 to 1910 (41 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Bosworth, Leicestershire
  Occupation / Profession	1897 (46 years old)  [2, 3]
  	Queen's Counsel (QC)
  Title	From 8 Aug 1902 to 23 Jan 1934 (52 years old)
  	1st Baronet (of Bodnant, County Denbigh) [UK. 1902]
  Occupation / Profession	21 Nov 1908 (58 years old)  [4]
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Occupation / Profession	1909 (58 years old)
  	Chairman - British Iron Trade Association
  Published work	Author of Our Basic Industries
  Honor	Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan), 3rd Class Takova (Serbia) and Redeemer of Greece
  Title	From 21 Jun 1911 to 23 Jan 1934 (61 years old)
  	1st Baron Aberconway (of Bodnant, County Denbigh) [UK. 1911]
  Death	23 Jan 1934
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  	+ 01. Charles Benjamin Bright MCLAREN, 1st Baron Aberconway           b. 12 May 1850             d. 23 Jan 1934  (Age 83 years) └─ Laura Elizabeth POCHIN           b. 14 May 1854             d. 4 Jan 1933  (Age 78 years),  m. 6 Mar 1877     02. Helen Priscilla MCLAREN           b. 28 Oct 1851             d. 3 Jan 1934  (Age 82 years) └─ Andrea Carlo Francisco RABAGLIATI           b. 1843             d. 7 Dec 1930  (Age 87 years),  m. 25 May 1877     03. Walter Stowe Bright MCLAREN           b. 17 Apr 1853             d. 29 Jun 1912  (Age 59 years) └─ Eva Maria MULLER           b. 1852             d. 16 Aug 1921  (Age 69 years),  m. 18 Apr 1883
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Duncan McLaren and Grant Aitken)
  	01. Grant MCLAREN └─ John MILLAR           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jan 1873  ,  m. 14 Apr 1868   + 02. John MCLAREN           b. 17 Aug 1831, Edinburgh, Scotland           d. 6 Apr 1910, Brighton, East Sussex, England  (Age 78 years) └─ Ottilie Auguste SCHWABE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 18 Apr 1914  ,  m. 14 Dec 1868
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Duncan McLaren and Christina Gordon Renton)
  	+ 01. Katharine MCLAREN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 15 Oct 1869 └─ John Scott OLIVER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Date of death unknown       02. Agnes MCLAREN           b. 4 Jul 1837             d. 18 Apr 1913  (Age 75 years)   03. Duncan MCLAREN           b. 1840             d. Date of death unknown └─ Eliza STRUTHERS,  ,  m. 10 Feb 1881
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John MCLAREN   (Grandfather)  Priscilla BRIGHT           b. 8 Sep 1815             d. 5 Nov 1906  (Age 91 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	P308	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Duncan MCLAREN           b. 12 Jan 1800, Renon, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland           d. 26 Apr 1886 (Age 86 years) Other Partners: └─Grant AITKEN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 23 Apr 1833  m. 7 Jul 1829    └─Christina Gordon RENTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Nov 1841  m. 1836
  Mother	Priscilla BRIGHT           b. 8 Sep 1815             d. 5 Nov 1906 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1848  [5]
  Age at Marriage	Duncan was 48 years and 6 months old. Priscilla was 32 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 15 years and 8 months. They were married for 37 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Laura Elizabeth POCHIN           b. 14 May 1854             d. 4 Jan 1933 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1877  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Charles was 26 years and 10 months old. Laura was 22 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 4 years. They were married for 55 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Elsie Dorothea MCLAREN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 15 May 1973 +   2. Henry Duncan MCLAREN, 2nd Baron Aberconway           b. 16 Apr 1879             d. 23 May 1953 (Age 74 years) └─ Christabel Mary Melville MACNAGHTEN  m. 19 Jul 1910     3. Florence Priscilla MCLAREN           b. 1883             d. 1 Mar 1964 (Age 81 years) +   4. Francis Walter Stafford MCLAREN           b. 16 Jun 1886             d. 30 Aug 1917 (Age 31 years) └─ Barbara JEKYLL  (Age 86 years)  m. 20 Jul 1911
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 3 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 26856 Page: 2928 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26856/page/2928 [S6] The Edinburgh Gazette, Issue: 10887 Page: 500 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/10887/page/500 [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 28199 Page: 8693 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28199/page/8693 [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 3 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).