Constituency : Plymouth 1895-7
Charles took one of the Plymouth seats for the Liberals at the second attempt.
Charles was the son of a stockbroker. He was educated at King's College School and University. He became a solicitor in his uncle's law firm and then built a large practice in his own right with a railway company and life insurance firm as clients. He was part of the first clutch of Progressive councillors in London. Charles wanted to municipalise the London Docks and create a unitary authority. He was vice chairman of the Council from 1892 to 1895.
Charles was a Radical, supporting improved housing for workers. Charles made a number of parliamentary contributions on the rating of agricultural land.
Charles came down with a throat inflammation at the funeral of Frank Lockwood and died the following day ( Christmas Eve ) in 1897. He was 62.
That ends our look at the 1895 intake. We now look at the by-election victors of the 1895-1900 Parliament.
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