Constituency : Chichester 1923-4
Charles took Chichester from the Tories in a straight fight.
Charles was a major's son from County Louth in Ireland. He joined the army and fought in the Boer War commanding an artillery brigade. He commanded the Royal Artillery Reserve at George V's coronation. He became a barrister in 1912. He served in Europe during World War One, being wounded twice and winning the D.S.O. He retired with the rank of Brgadier-General.
Charles was defeated by a much wider margin than the Labour vote in 1924. In 1929 he contested Portsmouth South but came fourth.
Charles was a keen world traveller and was particularly interested in studying farming practices elsewhere.
He died in Rhodesia in 1957 aged 85.
No comments:
Post a Comment