Charles Schreiber

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Charles Schreiber (10 May 1826-31 March 1884) was an English academic and Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham and Poole.

Schreiber was classical scholar and a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, where he was tutor to Ivor Guest. He married Guest’s mother Lady Charlotte Guest in 1855. She was the widow of John Josiah Guest, the owner of ironworks in Wales, and a major figure in the history of Welsh literature. They spent many years travelling in Europe collecting ceramics and other items.

Schreiber was elected as Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cheltenham in 1865 but lost the seat in 1868. He was subsequently MP for Poole from 1880 until his death in 1884.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis William Fitzhardinge Berkeley	Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1865–1868	Succeeded by Henry Bernhardt Samuelson
Preceded by Evelyn Ashley	Member of Parliament for Poole 1880– 1884	Succeeded by -