Charles Tyrrell Giles
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Sir Charles Tyrrell Giles KC (2 February 1850-16 January 1940), was a British
lawyer and Conservative
politician who represented Wisbech
.
Giles was the son of Alfred Giles
MP for Southampton
. He became Member of Parliament
for Wisbech
in the 1895 general election
, but lost it in the 1900 General Election. He was appointed King's Counsel and knighted in 1922. He was chairman of the Wimbledon and Putney Commons
Conservators from 1892 until his death.
Giles married Isabella Mary Colman (19 Nov 1856-4 Mar 1949), the daughter of Jeremiah (1807–1885) in 1881. Sir Charles lived at Copse Hill House Wimbledon.
United Kingdom
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lawyer and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician who represented Wisbech
Wisbech (UK Parliament constituency)
Wisbech is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of an undivided Cambridgeshire county constituency in 1885 and was itself abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:...
.
Giles was the son of Alfred Giles
Alfred Giles
Alfred Giles was a British civil engineer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1878 and 1892....
MP for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
. He became Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Wisbech
Wisbech (UK Parliament constituency)
Wisbech is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of an undivided Cambridgeshire county constituency in 1885 and was itself abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:...
in the 1895 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
, but lost it in the 1900 General Election. He was appointed King's Counsel and knighted in 1922. He was chairman of the Wimbledon and Putney Commons
Wimbledon and Putney Commons
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon south-west London, totalling 460 hectares . There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons...
Conservators from 1892 until his death.
Giles married Isabella Mary Colman (19 Nov 1856-4 Mar 1949), the daughter of Jeremiah (1807–1885) in 1881. Sir Charles lived at Copse Hill House Wimbledon.