Charles Hindley

Charles Hindley (25 June 1796–1 December 1857) was a Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire from 1835 until his death in 1857.

He was the son of Ignatius and Mary Hindley, a Moravian family who owned a cotton mill. He was active in social reform. One of the first streets in South Australia's capital, Adelaide, was named after him: Hindley Street.

In late November 1857 he fell ill and his doctor: Robert Bentley Todd, prescribed "Six pints of Brandy to be drunk in 72 hours" as a cure. He did not survive and died in Westminster aged 61. A similar fate befell Dr Todd some three years later when he died through an excess of alcohol also.

References

Bibliography

• Nevell, Mike (1994). The People Who Made Tameside. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. ISBN 1-871324-12-2. 

External links

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Williams	Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne 1835–1857	Succeeded by Thomas Milner Gibson

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Date of birth	1796
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Date of death	1857
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