Charles Henry Williams

Charles Henry Williams (later known as Charles Henry Basset, from 1880) (16 November 1834 – 1 February 1908)^[1] was a British naval and military officer, and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, 1868–1874.^[1]

He was the son of Sir William Williams, 1st Bt. and Caroline Eales.^[2] He was a Lieutenant of the Royal Navy serving through the Crimean War in the Russian theatre,^[3] and then served as a Major in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
2. ^ "thePeerage.com". http://thepeerage.com/p3704.htm#i37031. Retrieved 2010-08-08. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. pp. 26. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-hci/page-26-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-hci.shtml. 

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Henry Williams

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir George Stucley, Bt Thomas Cave	Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1868 – 1874 With: Thomas Cave	Succeeded by Samuel Danks Waddy Thomas Cave

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Name	Williams, Charles Henry
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Date of birth	16 November 1834
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Date of death	1 February 1908
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