Charles Bill

Charles Bill (8 January 1843 – 9 December 1915)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Leek division of Staffordshire from 1892 to 1906.

Early life and family

Bill was the only son of John and Sarah Bill of Farley Hall, Staffordshire. He was educated at Eton and at University College, Oxford, where he graduated in law and history. In 1886 he was on the staff of an expedition in Upper Burma.^[2]

Political career

Bill was an alderman on Staffordshire County Council, and at the 1892 general election he was elected as MP for Leek,^[3] following the retirement of the Conservative MP Harry Davenport.^[4] He was re-elected in 1895 and 1900, and held his seat in the House of Commons until his defeat at the 1906 general election by the Liberal Party candidate Robert Pearce.^[4]

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
2. ^ "Charles Bill (Staffordshire, Leek Division)". Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. via the Wayback Machine. p. 12. http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1901londuoft#page/12/mode/2up/search/charles+bill+leek. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 26311. p. 4310. 29 July 1892. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
4. ^ ^{a b} Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 387. ISBN 0-900178-27-2. 

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Bill

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Harry Davenport	Member of Parliament for Leek 1892 – 1906	Succeeded by Robert Pearce

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Name	Bill, Charles
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Date of birth	8 January 1843
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Date of death	9 December 1915
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