Charles Hedley Strutt (18 April 1849 – 19 December 1926) was a British

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politician. He was the son of John James Strutt, the 2nd

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, and his wife Clara née Vicars. He was educated at

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and at

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, where he graduated in 1871 with 1st class honours in moral science. He became a farmer in Essex, where he was a

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, and an alderman of

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. He was the

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for Eastern Essex from 1883 to 1885, when the constituency was divided. At the 1885 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Saffron Walden division of Essex. After a decade's absence, he returned to the

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as MP for

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in Essex from 1895 to 1906. When not involved in politics he had interests in rubber production and was chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java.

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* 1849 births 1926 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Councillors in Essex Younger sons of barons Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 People from Terling Charles Hedley Strutt Members of Parliament for Maldon {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub