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Charles Wyatt (musician Writer)
Charles Wyatt may refer to: * Charles Wyatt (architect) (1758–1819), English architect and member of parliament * Charles Wyatt (writer), American musician and writer * Charles William Wyatt, New Zealand solicitor and politician See also * {{hndis, Wyatt, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wyatt (architect)
Charles Wyatt (1758 – 13 March 1819) was an English architect and Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Suffolk. Life He was the son of William Wyatt (died 1780, steward to Lord Uxbridge in Staffordshire), nephew to the architects James Wyatt and Samuel Wyatt, and cousin to Sir Jeffry Wyattville. He joined the East India Company in 1780 as a cadet, sailing for India aboard the ship ''Mount Stewart'' on 27 June of the same year, but the ship was captured by the French and Spanish fleets and returned to England. His second attempt to reach India was successful, arriving in 1782. He joined the Bengal Engineers, eventually being promoted in 1800 to captain and commissioner of police. His opportunity to design buildings came in 1798 when The Marquess of Wellesley arrived in Calcutta as Governor-General and selected Wyatt to design the new Government House, Calcutta, which opened in 1803. The design was based on Kedleston Hall. Wyatt also designed alterations to Wellesley's country res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |