Charles Bill
Charles Bill (8 January 1843 – 9 December 1915)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Leek division of Staffordshire from 1892 to 1906.
Early life and family
Bill was the only son of John and Sarah Bill of Farley Hall, Staffordshire. He was educated at Eton and at University College, Oxford, where he graduated in law and history.[2]
Military career
He was commissioned into the part-time King's Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifle Militia on 6 April 1863 and served on the staff of the Burma Expedition of 1886. He became commanding officer of the battalion (by then part of the North Staffordshire Regiment) with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 29 May 1893. After retiring from the command he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the battalion on 3 December 1898.[2][3][4]
Political career
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Business career
Bill was involved with multiple railway companies. He was the Chairman of the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway,[7] a Director of the North Staffordshire Railway[8] and a Director of the Parral (Mexico) Railway and Mining Company.[8]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ^ a b "Charles Bill (Staffordshire, Leek Division)". Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. via the Wayback Machine. p. 12. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ Army List (various dates).
- ^ Lt-Col H.G. Hart, The New Annual Army List, and Militia List (various dates).
- ^ "No. 26311". The London Gazette. 29 July 1892. p. 4310.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Over the Leek and Manifold Light Railway. 16 July 1904. p. 99.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b "The Parral (Mexico) Railway and Mining Company". The Mining Journal: 353. 17 March 1906.
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