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Charles Bine Renshaw
Charles Bine Renshaw
Member of Parliament
	In office; 1892–1906
Constituency	West Renfrewshire
Personal details
Born	9 December 1848; Sussex, England
Died	6 March 1918 (aged 69); Barochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Political party	Conservative and Unionist
Spouse	Mary Stoddard (m. 1872)
Occupation	Businessman, politician

Sir Charles Bine Renshaw, 1st Baronet (9 December 1848 – 6 March 1918)^[1] was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party^[2] politician.

Biography

He was born in Sussex and came to Glasgow in 1870 to work in a senior position with Stoddard Carpets, marrying the boss's daughter, Mary Stoddard, two years later.^[3]^[4] In 1882 he took over Stoddard Carpets International, founded by his father-in-law, Arthur Francis Stoddard.^[5]

He was elected at the 1892 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for West Renfrewshire, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1906 general election.^[2]

He was created a Baronet in 1903, of Coldharbour, Surrey.^[6]

He was later chairman of the Caledonian Railway Company.

He was succeeded by his son Sir Charles Stephen Bine Renshaw 2nd.

Charles Renshaw died in Barochan, Renfrewshire on 6 March 1918, is buried near the family home in Elderslie.^[4]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 558. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ Made in Scotland, Carol Foreman ISBN 978-1-84158-725-7
^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Sir Charles Renshaw". The Times. No. 41733. London. 9 March 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ "The history of Stoddard carpets". 21 February 2005.
^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "R" (part 1)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Renshaw
Short biography of Sir Charles Renshaw, 1st Baronet
Charles Renshaw at Find a Grave

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Archibald Campbell, Bt	Member of Parliament for West Renfrewshire 1892–1906	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, Bt
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Coldharbour) 1903–1918	Succeeded by (Charles) Stephen Bine Renshaw

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[rayment-hc-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)

[craig1885-1918-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 558. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

[3] Made in Scotland, Carol Foreman ISBN 978-1-84158-725-7

[TimesObit-4] "Obituary: Sir Charles Renshaw". The Times. No. 41733. London. 9 March 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

[5] "The history of Stoddard carpets". 21 February 2005.

[6] Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "R" (part 1)

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