Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
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Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (27 August 1700 – 5 July 1785), was a Scottish nobleman, known as Beau Colyear for his conspicuous dress.
He was the son of David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore and his wife Catherine Sedley, former mistress of James II.
He was MP for Member for Wycombe in 1726 and Andover 1727–1730, when he succeeded to the earldom.
He owned many famous racehorses. He was a founding Governor of the Foundling Hospital, a charity created in 1739, dedicated to the salvation of abandoned children.
With Elizabeth Collier he had an illegitimate daughter, also called Elizabeth, born c. 1747, who married first Edward Pole, the soldier and secondly Erasmus Darwin, the physician.
He married Juliana Hale, widow of Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds. They had the following children:
- Caroline Colyear (b. c.1733) married Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale
- Juliana Colyear (b. 1735) married Henry Dawkins in 1759
- William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore (1745–1823)
| Preceded by: Charles Egerton The Lord Shelburne |
Member for Wycombe 1726 with The Lord Shelburne |
Succeeded by: The Lord Shelburne Harry Waller |
| Preceded by: William Guidott James Brudenell |
Member for Andover 1727–1730 with James Brudenell |
Succeeded by: James Brudenell William Guidott |
| Preceded by: David Colyear |
Earl of Portmore 1730–1785 |
Succeeded by: William Colyear |
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