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Suicide at Loring Hall

When
12 August 1822
Where
Kent
Part of
Lord Castlereagh dies by suicide at Loring Hall

Lord Castlereagh committed suicide by cutting his throat at Loring Hall in Kent on 12 August 1822.

At approximately 7:30 am, Bankhead found Castlereagh in a dressing room seconds after he had cut his own throat with a small knife. The house had been his country residence since 1811. He was aged 53 at the time of his death.

Sources

  1. Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  2. Loring Hall Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-03

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