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==Background==
==Background==
Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of [[Tidebrook]], Sussex and Ellen Wace of [[Wadhurst]], Sussex. He was educated at [[Marlborough College|Marlborough School]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. 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>
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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He was a fellow of [[Exeter College, Oxford]], where he taught from 1889 to 1895.

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He was a fellow of [[Exeter College, Oxford]], from 1889–1895.
==Political career==
==Political career==
He was the Liberal candidate for [[Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Wednesbury]] in the 1895 general election, and for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in 1900;
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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and served under [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for India]] 1914 to 1915. He was [[Comptroller of the Household]] from 1915 to 1916. He was Chairman of the National Health Insurance Joint Committee, 1915–16. He lost his seat in 1918 when the Coalition Government gave endorsement to his Unionist opponent;
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;
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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 already in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923 general election]].
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 was chairman of Cumberland County Council from 1938–58, and of the Cumberland branch of the [[National Farmers Union (England and Wales)|National Farmers' Union]].<ref>[Obituary in ''The Times'', 25 June 1959]</ref> 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 1900-50. He was Deputy Chairman of Cumberland Quarter Sessions until 1950.

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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/>

==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.<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>


==Ancestry of Lady Cecilia Roberts==
==Ancestry of Lady Cecilia Roberts==
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Revision as of 19:15, 6 February 2014

Charles Roberts MP, circa 1910

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;

General Election 1900 Lincoln[2] Electorate 8,846
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

General Election 1906 Lincoln[3] Electorate 10,645
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General Election January 1910 Lincoln[4] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General Election December 1910 Lincoln[5] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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;

General Election 1918: Lincoln[6] Electorate 31,365
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Family of Charles Roberts (British politician)
16. Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748–1825)
8. George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle (1773–1848)
17. Lady Margaret Leveson-Gower, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
4. Charles Howard (1814–79)
18. William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)
9. Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783–1858)
19. Lady Georgiana Spencer (1757–1806)
2. George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843–1911)
20. Thomas Parke (1731–1819)
10. James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale (1782–1868)
21. Ann Preston
5. Hon Mary Parke (1822–1843)
22. Samuel Barlow (1747–1800)
11. Cecilia Barlow (1793–1879)
23. Mary Thornton
1. Lady Cecilia Roberts
24. Sir John Stanley of Alderley (1735–1807)
12. John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley (1766–1850)
25. Margaret Owen (1742–1816)
6. Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1802–69)
26. John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735–1821)
13. Maria Josepha Holroyd (1771–1863)
27. Abigail Way (−1793)
3. Hon Rosalind Frances Stanley (1845–1921)
28. Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon (1745–1813)
14. Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon (1777–1832)
29. Henrietta Maria Phipps (1757–1782), daughter of Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave
7. Henrietta Maria (1807–95)
30. Dominic Browne (1755–1826)
15. Henrietta Browne (1789–1862)
31. Margeret Browne (1769–1838), daughter of Hon George Browne
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lincoln
1906–1918 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Derby
1922–1923
With: J. H. Thomas 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Under-Secretary of State for India
1914–1915 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Comptroller of the Household
1915–1916 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary of Charles Henry Roberts". The Times, Friday, Jun 26, 1959. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  4. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  5. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ^ ‘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

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