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Charles Wilson (Conservative Politician)
Sir Charles Henry Wilson (13 January 1859 – 30 December 1930) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central, 26 July 1923 – 30 May 1929. Wilson was a councillor and alderman on Leeds City Council Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of l ... from 1890 to 1928, and council leader for a period, and also an accountant, Justice of the Peace and Freeman of the City. References External links * 1859 births 1930 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Leeds Politicians from Leeds UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Wilson Blue Plaque
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Denman, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Douglas Denman, 1st Baronet (24 August 1876 – 22 December 1957), was a radical United Kingdom, British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party then National Labour Organisation, National Labour MP. Background Denman was the son of Richard Denman, a court clerk and Helen Mary McMicking. Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, was his great-grandfather. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman, Governor-General of Australia, was his elder brother. Liberal party In December 1905 he was appointed as Private Secretary to Sydney Buxton the Postmaster General. Denman was elected to the British House of Commons, House of Commons for Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency), Carlisle as a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal in January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910. In February 1910, when Sydney Buxton was appointed President of the Board of Trade he appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
