1633 Charles Roberts

Constituency : Lincoln 1906-18, Derby  1922-23

Charles  took  Lincoln  from  the  Liberal  Unionist  Charles  Seely  , helped  by  a  Conservative  in  the  field  as  well.

Charles  was  a  vicar's  son  from  Sussex. He  was  educated  at  Marlborough  College  and  Oxford.  He  taught  at  Exeter  College, Oxford  from  1889  to  1895. He  stood  for  Wednesbury  in  1895  and  Lincoln  in  1900.

Charles  was  a  radical  and  a  temperance  reform  enthusiast. He  supported  female  suffrage. He  supplied  a  large  slice  of  the  Lincoln  party's  income.

Charles  retained  his  seat  in  January  1910  when  Seely  slipped  to  third  and  narrowly  in  December  when  Seely  didn't  stand.

Charles  served  as  Under  Secretary  of  State  for  India  from  1914  to  1915. He  then  became  Comptroller of  the  Household. He  was  chairman  of  the  National  Health  Insurance  Joint  Committee  from  1915  to  1916.

Charles  went  out  of  office  with  Asquith  then  came  third  in  1918  when  the  Conservative  got  the  coupon.

Charles  came  back  in  1922  at  Derby  coming  second  to  Labour's  Jimmy  Thomas. He lost  heavily  in  1923  swapping  places  with  Labour's  William  Raynes  who'd  come  fourth  in  1922.

Charles  was  married  to  the daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Carlisle  and  he  retired  to  Cumberland. He  became  involved  in  job  creation  schemes  in  the  area. He  was  chairman  of  Cumberland  County  Council  from 1938  to  1958 . He  also  chaired  the  Cumberland  branch  of  the  N.F.U. and  the  county's  wartime  agricultural  committee.

He  died in  1959  aged  93. His  son  Wilfrid  became  a  Liberal  MP  in  1935.