Viscount Chaplin, of Saint Oswald's,

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, in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1916 for

Henry Chaplin Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (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. Backgrou ...

, who was a

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MP,

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minister, country landowner and racehorse owner. The title became extinct upon the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1981. The Chaplin family descended from Sir Francis Chaplin,

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from 1677 to 1678. Sir Francis was the father of Robert Chaplin, who was created a

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in 1715 (see Chaplin baronets), and John Chaplin, ancestor of the Viscounts Chaplin. Edith Chaplin, daughter of the first Viscount, married

Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, (13 May 1878 – 10 February 1949), styled Lord Stewart until 1884 and Viscount Castlereagh between 1884 and 1915, was a British peer and politician. He is best remember ...

, and became a well-known socialite and philanthropist. Edward Chaplin, younger brother of the first Viscount, was also a politician.

Viscounts Chaplin (1916)

Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (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. Backgrou ...

(1840–1923) * Eric Chaplin, 2nd Viscount Chaplin (1877–1949) * Anthony Freskyn Charles Hamby Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin (1906–1981)

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Viscounts Chaplin (1916)

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