Charles Strickland Standish (March 1790 – 10 June 1863)
was a
British Whig politician.
Standish was first elected a Whig
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
at the
1837 general election, and held the seat until 1841 when he was defeated. However, after an
election petition unseated
Thomas Bright Crosse, he was again returned for the seat, holding it until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.
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UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
1790 births
1863 deaths