Charles Towry-Law, 3rd Baron Ellenborough
Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Ellenborough | |
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Charles Edmund Towry-Law by Sir Leslie Ward | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 22 December 1871 – 9 October 1890 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Earl of Ellenborough |
| Succeeded by | The 4th Baron Ellenborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Edmund Law 17 November 1820 |
| Died | 9 October 1890 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edmund Towry-Law, 3rd Baron Ellenborough (17 November 1820 – 9 October 1890), was a member of the House of Lords. He was the oldest surviving son of the Hon. Charles Law QC who had 10 children.
Law succeeded to the title on the death of his uncle, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, in 1871. He was educated at Winchester College and joined the British Army in 1844. He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 6th Regiment of Foot.
In 1885, Law assumed, by royal licence, the additional surname of Towry.