Wednesday, 17 January 2018
1797 Charles Horne
Constituency : Ipswich 1910-14
Charles took over from Felix Cobbold at Ipswich. He came in second to DAniel Goddard.
Charles was the son of a Congregationalist minister who later became a newspaper proprietor. He was educated at Adams' Grammar School, Glasgow University and Oxford. He became a Congregationalist minister. In 1895 he suffered a nervous breakdown but carried on when he recovered.He was a famed preacher - The British Weekly described him as "incomparably the best platform speaker among the young Free Church leaders" and wrote hymns which are still sung today.He toured the MIdlands by car in 1906 speaking on behalf of Liberal candidates.
In May 1910 , Charles became chairman of the Congregational Union. He donated to the Congo Reform Movement.
The December 1910 result in Ipswich was near- identical to the one in January.
Ironically,Charles never spoke in Parliament.
In Setember 1913 Charles resigned his pastorate.
Charles died while on holiday in Canada in 1914 aged 49. Lloyd George attended his memorial service. A community building was erected to his name in Church Stretton through a national subscription. His son Kenneth became a famous radio comedian.
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