Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley
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| Preceded by | Hon. James Abercromby |
| Succeeded by | Sir Evelyn Denison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1794 London, England |
| Died | 28 December 1888 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Emma Whitbread (d. 1857) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley,
PC (22 February 1794 – 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857. He is the second-longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons, behind Arthur Onslow
.
Background and education
Shaw-Lefevre was the son of
called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn.[1]
Political career
A
Privy Council at the same time.[6]
Shaw-Lefevre remained speaker until 1857, by which time he was second-longest-serving speaker ever, after Arthur Onslow, who held the post for more than 33 years.[5] On his retirement in 1857 he was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Eversley, of Heckfield in the County of Southampton.[7] He attended the House of Lords infrequently, with his last recorded speech in July 1873.[8]
Other work
Shaw-Lefevre was director of the insurance company
Quarter Sessions 1850–79. He also served in his father's North Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry as a lieutenant in 1821, and was Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant in 1823–27 and 1831–68, when he became its Honorary Lt-Col.[9][10]
In 1857 he was appointed
Governor of the Isle of Wight, which he remained until 1888.[citation needed] He was also an ecclesiastical commissioner and a trustee of the British Museum.[5] In 1885 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB).[11]
Family
Lord Eversley married Emma Laura (d. 1857), daughter of
George Shaw-Lefevre.[5]
Arms
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References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25274. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Shaw-Lefevre, Charles (SHW810C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Dover to Dulwich and West Norwood". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Hackney to Harwich". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eversley, Charles Shaw Lefevre, Viscount". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 19739". The London Gazette. 4 June 1939. p. 1113.
- ^ "No. 21981". The London Gazette. 24 March 1857. p. 1103.
- ^ Hansard 1803–2005: shaw-lefevre contributions in Parliament by Charles Shaw-Lefevre
- ^ History of Parliament Charles Shaw-Lefevre
- ^ Army List, various dates.
- ^ "No. 25486". The London Gazette. 3 July 1885. p. 3060.
- ^ Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 89.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Shaw-Lefevre
- "Archival material relating to Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley". UK National Archives.
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