Charles Conybeare
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Charles Augustus Vansittart Conybeare (1 June 1853 – 18 February 1919) was an English
barrister
and a radical Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.
Conybeare was born at Kew
, London
, the son of John Conybeare, a barrister and his wife Katherine Vansittart. He was educated at Tonbridge School
and Christ Church College, Oxford where he won the Lothian Prize with a study on The Place of Iceland in the History of European Institutions. He was assistant master at Manchester Grammar School
from 1877 to 1878 and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn
in 1881.
In 1885 Conybeare was elected as a radical Liberal MP
for Camborne
. He was imprisoned in 1889 under the Irish Coercion Act and supported Keir Hardie
. Conybeare was interested in women's suffrage and was a member of the Mens League for Women's suffrage. He lost his seat in 1895 and failed in his attempt to be elected at St Helens
in 1900.
Charles Conybeare married Florence Annie Strauss, the daughter of a Bohemian glass merchant, on 15 October 1896, in the Theistic Church in Piccadilly, London. She was an active member of the Women's Suffragette Movement. The couple began their married life in a spacious apartment at 3 Carlyle Gardens, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Charles Conybeare owned or leased Tregullow House, a country pile in Tregullow, Scorrier, Cornwall, that had been passed down through the Williams family, a well-known local family that had made their fortune in the mining of tin and copper. Charles and Florence Conybeare were the co-beneficial owners of a property known as the Tregullow Offices, which Charles Conybeare bought in 1889 from the Williams family, and which he mortgaged in 1891 in order to raise some capital. The couple sold the property in 1902 to a Charles Rule Williams, a retired mining engineer who renamed it "Zimapan Villa".
Conybeare died at the age of 65
England
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barrister
Barrister
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and a radical Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.
Conybeare was born at Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
, London
London
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, the son of John Conybeare, a barrister and his wife Katherine Vansittart. He was educated at Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School is a British boys' independent school for both boarding and day pupils in Tonbridge, Kent, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd . It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies...
and Christ Church College, Oxford where he won the Lothian Prize with a study on The Place of Iceland in the History of European Institutions. He was assistant master at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
from 1877 to 1878 and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1881.
In 1885 Conybeare was elected as a radical Liberal MP
Member of Parliament
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for Camborne
Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
Camborne was a county constituency in Cornwall which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. He was imprisoned in 1889 under the Irish Coercion Act and supported Keir Hardie
Keir Hardie
James Keir Hardie, Sr. , was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first Independent Labour Member of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. Conybeare was interested in women's suffrage and was a member of the Mens League for Women's suffrage. He lost his seat in 1895 and failed in his attempt to be elected at St Helens
St Helens (UK Parliament constituency)
St Helens was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1900.
Charles Conybeare married Florence Annie Strauss, the daughter of a Bohemian glass merchant, on 15 October 1896, in the Theistic Church in Piccadilly, London. She was an active member of the Women's Suffragette Movement. The couple began their married life in a spacious apartment at 3 Carlyle Gardens, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Charles Conybeare owned or leased Tregullow House, a country pile in Tregullow, Scorrier, Cornwall, that had been passed down through the Williams family, a well-known local family that had made their fortune in the mining of tin and copper. Charles and Florence Conybeare were the co-beneficial owners of a property known as the Tregullow Offices, which Charles Conybeare bought in 1889 from the Williams family, and which he mortgaged in 1891 in order to raise some capital. The couple sold the property in 1902 to a Charles Rule Williams, a retired mining engineer who renamed it "Zimapan Villa".
Conybeare died at the age of 65
Publications
- The place of Iceland in the history of European institutions Parker 1877
- Married Women's Property Acts with Andrews 1883
- Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act 1884