Henry Christopher Wise (7 October 1806 – 15 January 1883) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1865 to 1874. Wise was the son of Rev. Henry Wise of the Priory, Warwick and his wife Charlotte Mary Porten, daughter of Sir Stanier Porten. He was educated at

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and at Oriel College, Oxford. He was Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for

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and a major in the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> At the 1865 general election Wise was elected as a

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(MP) for South Warwickshire. He held the seat until 1874. Wise died at the age of 76. Wise married firstly in 1828, Harriett Skipwith, daughter of Sir Gray Skipwith, 8th Baronet. She died in 1858 and he married secondly Jane Harriet Disbrowe, daughter of Sir

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, G.C.G.

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* 1806 births 1883 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub