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Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of [[Tidebrook]], Sussex and Ellen Wace of [[Wadhurst]], Sussex |
Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of [[Tidebrook]], Sussex and Ellen Wace of [[Wadhurst]], Sussex and was educated at [[Marlborough College|Marlborough School]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. <ref name = Times> {{cite web|url = http://www.ghgraham.org/text/charleshenryroberts1865_obit.html|title= Obituary of Charles Henry Roberts|publisher= The Times, Friday, Jun 26, 1959 |accessdate = 6 February 2014}} </ref> |
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==Political career== |
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He was the Liberal candidate for [[Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Wednesbury]] in the 1895 general election |
He was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for [[Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Wednesbury]] in the 1895 general election and for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in 1900; |
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He was elected to Parliament for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]] |
He was elected to Parliament for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]] and reelected in both elections in 1910. |
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serving under [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for India]] 1914 to 1915. He was then made both [[Comptroller of the Household]] and Chairman of the National Health Insurance Joint Committee from 1915 to 1916. |
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but returned to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in 1922 when he was elected for [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]]. However, he lost this seat |
but returned briefly to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in 1922 when he was elected for [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]]. However, he lost this seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923 general election]] and retired from national politics. |
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⚫ | He afterwards committed himself to work creation schemes in Cumberland, reopening collieries and starting brickworks, limeworks and quarries. He also became involved in farming. From 1938–58 he was chairman of Cumberland County Council and the Cumberland branch of the [[National Farmers Union (England and Wales)|National Farmers' Union]]. He also chaired the [[Aborigines' Protection Society]]. He was Chairman of the Cumberland War Agricultural Committee, 1939–47. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Cumberland from 1900 to 1950 and was Deputy Chairman of Cumberland Quarter Sessions until 1950. <ref name = Times/> |
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He married Lady Cecilia Maude Howard, daughter of [[George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle]]. They had one son, the Liberal MP [[Wilfrid Roberts]] and two daughters, one of whom was the artist [[Winifred Nicholson]]. Lady Cecilia died in 1947.<ref>‘ROBERTS, Charles Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U242345, accessed 20 Dec 2013]</ref> |
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Charles Henry Roberts (22 August 1865 – 25 June 1959), was a British Liberal politician.
Background
Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of Tidebrook, Sussex and Ellen Wace of Wadhurst, Sussex and was educated at Marlborough School and Balliol College, Oxford. [1]
He was a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, where he taught from 1889 to 1895.
Political career
He was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for Wednesbury in the 1895 general election and for Lincoln in 1900;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Charles Hilton Seely | 4,002 | 50.4 | ||
Liberal | Charles Henry Roberts | 3,935 | 49.6 | ||
Majority | 67 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
He was elected to Parliament for Lincoln in the 1906 general election and reelected in both elections in 1910.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Henry Roberts | 5,110 | 51.2 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Hilton Seely | 3,718 | 37.2 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Henry Page Croft | 1,162 | 11.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,392 | 14.0 | 14.8 | ||
Turnout | 93.8 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Henry Roberts | 5,402 | 50.2 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Sir Robert Marcus Filmer | 3,236 | 30.1 | +18.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Hilton Seely | 2,129 | 19.8 | −17.4 | |
Majority | 2,166 | 20.1 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 10,767 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Henry Roberts | 5,484 | 52.9 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Sir Robert Marcus Filmer | 4,878 | 47.1 | +17.0 | |
Majority | 606 | 5.8 | −14.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,362 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.1 |
serving under H. H. Asquith as Under-Secretary of State for India 1914 to 1915. He was then made both Comptroller of the Household and Chairman of the National Health Insurance Joint Committee from 1915 to 1916.
He lost his seat in 1918 when the Coalition Government gave endorsement to his Unionist opponent;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Alfred Thomas Davies | 11,114 | 47.7 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Robert Arthur Taylor | 6,658 | 28.5 | n/a | |
Liberal | Charles Henry Roberts | 5,550 | 23.8 | −29.1 | |
Majority | 4,456 | 19.2 | 25.0 | ||
Turnout | 74.4 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.8 |
but returned briefly to the House of Commons in 1922 when he was elected for Derby. However, he lost this seat in the 1923 general election and retired from national politics.
He afterwards committed himself to work creation schemes in Cumberland, reopening collieries and starting brickworks, limeworks and quarries. He also became involved in farming. From 1938–58 he was chairman of Cumberland County Council and the Cumberland branch of the National Farmers' Union. He also chaired the Aborigines' Protection Society. He was Chairman of the Cumberland War Agricultural Committee, 1939–47. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Cumberland from 1900 to 1950 and was Deputy Chairman of Cumberland Quarter Sessions until 1950. [1]
Private Life
He married Lady Cecilia Maude Howard, daughter of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle. They had one son, the Liberal MP Wilfrid Roberts and two daughters, one of whom was the artist Winifred Nicholson. Lady Cecilia died in 1947.[7]
Ancestry of Lady Cecilia Roberts
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References
- ^ a b "Obituary of Charles Henry Roberts". The Times, Friday, Jun 26, 1959. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ ‘ROBERTS, Charles Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 20 Dec 2013
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
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