Charles Lyell (Liberal politician)
Major Charles Lyell | |
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![]() Charles Lyell. circa 1906 | |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South | |
In office 1910–1917 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Dewar |
Succeeded by | Edward Parrott |
Majority | 2,327 (15.4%) |
Member of Parliament for East Dorset | |
In office 1904–1910 | |
Preceded by | Humphrey Sturt |
Succeeded by | Freddie Guest |
Majority | 820 (7.4%) |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 1911–1915 | |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Howard |
Succeeded by | Sir John Barran |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Henry Lyell 18 May 1875 |
Died | 18 October 1918 First World War | (aged 43)
Education and private life
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Lyell was born in 1875, the only son of
He married Rosalind Margaret Watney on 18 May 1911 at
Political career
Lyell was elected to represent East Dorset in a 1904 by-election, and was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, in 1906.[3] He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but failed to win election in the January 1910 general election, where he contested Edinburgh West.[5] He was elected for Edinburgh South at a by-election in April, and won re-election in the December general election. He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in February 1911,[6][4] and stood down from the seat in May 1917.[5]
Military career
Lyell was commissioned as a lieutenant in the
Death
Charles Henry Lyell died on 18 October 1918 of pneumonia during the global
Notes
- ^ Jordan, Christopher, ed. (2015). WWI Remembered - Memories of and by Club Members (First ed.). London: Oxford and Cambridge Club.
- ^ "WWI Remembered - Memories of and by Club Members" (PDF). London: Oxford and Cambridge Club. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Who Was Who
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Nick (18 February 2015). "The Military Attachés". Sacrifice. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Obituary, The Times.
- ^ Rix, Kathryn (17 October 2018). "MPs in World War I: the Hon. Charles Henry Lyell (1875-1918)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Lyell, The Hon. Charles Henry". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Recording Angel memorial Panel 1". Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall. UK Parliament (www.parliament.uk). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "List of names on the Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall" (PDF). Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall. UK Parliament (www.parliament.uk). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "House of Commons War Memorial: Final Volumes Unveiled by The Speaker". The Times. No. 46050. London. 6 February 1932. p. 7.
- ^ Moss-Blundell, Edward Whitaker, ed. (1931). The House of Commons Book of Remembrance 1914–1918. E. Mathews & Marrot.
References
- "LYELL, Hon. Charles Henry", in Who Was Who (Online ed.). A & C Black. 2007.
- Obituary in The Times, p. 5, 19 October 1918