Charles Hindley (25 June 1796–1 December 1857) was a Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire from 1835 until his death in 1857.
He was the son of Ignatius and Mary Hindley, a Moravian family who owned a cotton mill. He was active in social reform. One of the first streets in South Australia's capital, Adelaide, was named after him: Hindley Street.
In late November 1857 he fell ill and his doctor: Robert Bentley Todd, prescribed "Six pints of Brandy to be drunk in 72 hours" as a cure. He did not survive and died in Westminster aged 61. A similar fate befell Dr Todd some three years later when he died through an excess of alcohol also.
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| Preceded by George Williams |
Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne 1835–1857 |
Succeeded by Thomas Milner Gibson |