Charles Lushington (1785–1866)

Charles Lushington (14 April 1785 – 23 September 1866)^[1][2] was a British Whig politician, and servant for the East India Company, and secretary to the Bengal Presidency.^[3][4]

Lushington was the younger brother of

Lushington first became a Whig MP for Ashburton at the 1835 general election, and held the seat until the 1841 general election, when he did not seek re-election. He returned, however, six years later, for Westminster at the 1847 general election and held the seat until the next general election in 1852, when he did not seek re-election.^[5] During his time in Parliament, Lushington was a reformer, favouring the use of a secret ballot, triennial parliaments, and extension of the suffrage. He also opposed religious privileges, publishing three works on religious questions.^[4]

Lushington died in Brighton, Sussex in 1866.^[4]

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