Charles Pelham Villiers (January 3, 1802 – January 16, 1898) was a British lawyer and politician of the 19th century, and the House of Commons' longest serving Member of Parliament (MP). Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
He was the son of Hon. George Villiers (1759-1827) and Theresa Parker, daughter of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon. George Villiers ( 23 November, 1759 - 21 March, 1827) was the youngest son of Thomas Villiers 1st Earl of Clarendon and Charlotte John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon (1735 &ndash 27 April 1788) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was grandson of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon and brother of the George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon. Thomas Villiers 1st Earl of Clarendon PC ( 1709 - 11 December 1786) was a British politician and diplomat George William Frederick Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon ( January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman A statue of Villiers stands in West Park in Wolverhampton.
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1827. St John's College, an institution known formally as The Master Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge is a A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which Barristers of England and Wales belong and where Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He held Benthamite political views, and enjoyed a long career in public service and Parliament. Jeremy Bentham ( IPA: or) (15 February 1748&ndash6 June 1832 was an English Jurist, Philosopher, and legal and Social reformer The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords In 1832, he was a Poor Law Commissioner, and from 1833 to 1852 was examiner of witnesses in the Court of Chancery. This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales The Court of Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales.
He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton from 1835 to 1885 and for Wolverhampton South from 1885 until 1898 (switching to the Liberal Unionist party in 1886). The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Liberal Unionists were a British political party that split away from the Liberals in 1886 and had effectively merged with the Conservatives by the In 1847 he was also returned for Lancashire South but elected to sit for his former constituency. South Lancashire, formally called the Southern Division of Lancashire or Lancashire Southern, is a former County constituency in England During his time in Parliament he worked towards free trade and opposed the Corn Laws and home rule for Ireland. Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions The Corn Laws were Import tariffs designed to support domestic British corn prices against competition from less expensive foreign-grain imports between 1815 and 1846 Home rule refers to a demand that constituent parts of a state be given greater self-government within the greater administrative purview of the central government Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He is noted as being the voice in parliament of the free trade movement before the election of Richard Cobden and John Bright. Richard Cobden ( June 3, 1804 &ndash April 2, 1865) was a British manufacturer and Radical and Liberal John Bright ( 16 November 1811 &ndash 27 March 1889) Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal He also served as Judge Advocate General from 1852 to 1859, and President of the Poor Law Board from 1859 to 1866. In the United Kingdom, the Judge Advocate General and Judge Martial of all the Forces is a Judge responsible for the Court martial process within the The Poor Law Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1847 as a successor body to the Poor Law Commission overseeing the administration He was the Father of the House of Commons from 1890 to 1898; however, the last time he attended Parliament was in 1895. Father of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national Legislatures most notably the House of Commons in He was the last remaining MP to have served under King William IV. William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until
He was raised to the rank of an Earl's son in 1839 and appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1853. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He was offered a peerage in June 1885, but declined.
References
External links
- Woverhampton history: Charles Pelham Villiers
- Portraits of Charles Pelham Villiers at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Charles Pelham Villiers at the National Registry of Archives
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Wolryche-Whitmore Richard Fryer | Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton 2-seat constituency (with Thomas Thornley, 1835–1859; Sir Richard Bethell, 1859–1861; Thomas Matthias Weguelin, 1861–1880; Henry Hartley Fowler, 1880–1885) 1835–1885 | Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) | Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South 1885–1898 | Succeeded by John Lloyd Gibbons |
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| Preceded by Christopher Talbot | Father of the House 1890–1898 | Succeeded by Sir John Mowbray, 1st Baronet |
| Preceded by Joseph Warner Henley | Oldest Member of Parliament 1878–1879 | Succeeded by James Patrick Mahon |
| Preceded by James Patrick Mahon | Oldest Member of Parliament 1885–1887 | Succeeded by James Patrick Mahon |
| Preceded by James Patrick Mahon | Oldest Member of Parliament 1891–1898 | Succeeded by Sir John Mowbray, 1st Baronet |
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