Charles J. T. Hambro
Charles Joseph Theophilus Hambro (2 October 1834 – 11 April 1891)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Hambro was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He held the offices of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset and of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.[2] He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1868 general election, but lost the seat at the 1874 general election.[3] He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry. He held the office of High Sheriff of Dorset in 1882.[2] Hambro did not stand for Parliament again until the 1885 general election, when he narrowly failed to win the newly created Southern division of Dorset (his Liberal opponent had a majority of only 0.6% of the votes).[4] However he won the seat at the 1886 general election, and held it until his death in 1891 aged 56.[4] He lived at Milton Abbey, Dorset, England. He had two daughters.[2]
References
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with 'D', part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1277
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 328. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 265. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
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