Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe (8 November 1829 – 22 July 1910) was a British peer, agriculturist, and philanthropist.
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Early life and education
Calthorpe was born at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire. He was the third son in the family of four sons and six daughters of Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (1790–1868), by his wife, Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset, eldest daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort.
The family descended from Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), of Edgbaston, whose heir Henry, by his second wife, Barbara, heiress of Reynolds Calthorpe of Elvetham, succeeded in 1788 to the Elvetham estates, and taking the surname of Calthorpe, was created Baron Calthorpe on 15 June 1796.
He was educated at Harrow from 1845 to 1847. He then matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, Oxford on 23 February 1848, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1851 and later obtained an M.A. in 1855.
Career
Calthorpe devoted himself to sport, agriculture, and the duties of a county magistrate. He lived on family property at Perry Hall, Perry Barr, then in Staffordshire, serving as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1881.