Charles James Barnett

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Charles James Barnett (31 October 1796

House of Commons
from 1831 to 1835.

Barnett was born in Kensington, London[2] the son of James Barnett, a banker and politician, and his wife Ann.[3]

Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Barnett made 29 known appearances in first-class matches.[4] He represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.

In 1825, Barnett became the first known president of MCC. This is an annual appointment and he was succeeded by

Lord's pavilion
was burned down with the loss of all club records.

Barnett was elected

Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone in 1831 and held the seat until 1835.[6]

Barnet was a

Deputy Lieutenant
and in 1881 was living in Brighton.
[2] He died at Brighton at the age of 86.

Barnett married Sabine Louisa Curtis daughter of Sir William Curtis Bt at Marylebone on 29 June 1839.[3] The first of their seven recorded children, William Barnett, was born at Tetworth Hall, in Potton, Bedfordshire, where the family was then living, late in 1841.[7]

References

  1. ^ CricketArchive profile
  2. ^ a b British Census 1881 RG11 1076/106 p27
  3. ^ a b The Genealogy of the Barnett family[usurped]
  4. ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
  5. ^ Warner, pp.273–274.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
  7. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Maidstone
1831 – 1835
With: Abraham Wildey Robarts
Succeeded by