Charles Waterhouse (English politician)
- Charles Waterhouse (English politician)
Captain Rt. Hon. Charles Waterhouse (1 July, 1893–2 March 1975) PC MC was an English Conservative politician.
The second surviving son of Thomas Crompton Waterhouse, of Lomberdale Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, he was educated at Cheltenham and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating with a MA in Economics in 1914.
He served in World War I in France with the 1st Life Guards. In 1917 he married Beryl Ford, and the couple had two sons and one daughter.
He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in Derbyshire North-East at the 1922 General Election and 1923 General Election. He was elected for Leicester South in 1924 General Election, holding the seat until his defeat in 1945 General Election. He was re-elected for Leicester South-East in 1950, holding that seat until 1957.
He held office as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the President of the Board of Trade in 1928; and to the Minister of Labour from 1931-1934. He progressed through the Whip's office, holding posts as an Assistant Whip in 1935-1936, a Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1936, Comptroller of the Household in 1937-1939 and Treasurer of the Household in 1939. He then held office as Assistant Postmaster-General from 1939-1941, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1941-1945.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1944. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire. He died in Sheffield aged 72.
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