718 Charles Seely

Constituency : Nottingham 1869-74 , 1880-85 , Nottingham  West  1885-86, 1892-95 (Liberal Unionist )

Charles  took  over  at  Nottingham  after  the  death  of  Sir  Robert  Clifton.

Charles  was  the  son  of  the  MP  for  Lincoln  of  the  same  name. He  was  a  coal  owner  and  had  a  country  estate  and  the  family's  wealth  greatly  increased  during  his  lifetime. He  was  a  noted  philanthropist  in  the  city  particularly  towards  Nottingham  General  Hospital. He  lived  on  the  Isle  of  Wight  and  was  generous  there  too.

Charles  expressed  scepticism   about  Cardwell's  Army  Regulation  Bill.

In  1894  Charles  condemned  the  public  lectures  of  a  Nottingham  professor  Symes  who  was  advocating  property  taxes.

Charles  was  invited  to  stand  as  a  Conservative  in  Lincoln  in  1895. He  initially  accepted  but  then  withdrew  in  favour  of  his  son.

Charles  was  created  a  baronet  in  1896. He  suffered  from  bronchial  trouble  in  later  life.

In  1905  Charles  broke  with  the  Notts  Liberal  Unionist  Association  when  it  endorsed  Chamberlain's  Tarriff  Reform  plans.

He  died  in  1915  aged  82.