Charles Capper (politician)

Charles Capper (1822 – 21 March 1869)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1866 to 1868.

He contested the borough of Sandwich at the 1865 general election, but was unsuccessful.^[2] However, he won the seat at a by-election in May 1866 after the resignation of the Liberal MP Lord Clarence Paget.^[3] He held the seat until 1868, and did not stand again at the 1868 general election.^[2]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 269. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ London Gazette: no. 23115. p. 2900. 11 May 1866. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Clarence Paget Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	Member of Parliament for Sandwich 1866 – 1868 With: Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	Succeeded by Henry Brassey Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen