Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile (30 March 1815 – 8 March 1886) was an English Peelite and Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.
Colvile was the son of Sir Charles Colvile and his wife Harriet Anne Bonell.
Colvile became MP for Derbyshire South in 1841, supporting Sir Robert Peel and held the seat until 1859. He regained it as a Liberal in 1865 and held it until 1868. He lived at Lullington Hall and was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1875.[1]
Colvile married Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell, daughter of John Russell and Sophia Coussmaker. Their son Sir Henry Colvile became a Major-General in the 2nd Boer War fighting at the Battle of Modder River.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24177. p. 449. 4 February 1875. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Robert Colvile
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George Harpur Crewe Francis Hurt |
Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire 1841–1859 With: Edward Miller Mundy 1841–1849 William Mundy 1849–1857 Thomas William Evans 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Thomas William Evans William Mundy |
| Preceded by Thomas William Evans William Mundy |
Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire 1865–1868 With: Thomas William Evans |
Succeeded by Rowland Smith Sir Thomas Gresley |
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| Preceded by Godfrey Franceys Meynell |
High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1875–1876 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Charles Curzon |
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