Constituency : Saffron Walden 1895-1900
Charles took over from Herbert Gardner at Saffron Walden.
Charles was from Birmingham. He was a landowner and also a director of his brother-in-law's firm, W & A Gilbey, a wine and spirits retail company.
In 1899 Charles announced that he had "ceased to support the Liberal Party" over temperance issues.
Charles stood down in 1900 but continued to finance the local party. He was knighted in 1906.
Charles joined the Conservatives in 1910 in protest at Lloyd George's land taxes.
He died in 1924 aged 87.
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