en Charles Strickland Standish

Charles Strickland Standish
Charles Strickland Standish
	Portrait of Charles Standish by Richard James Lane
Member of Parliament ; for Wigan
	In office; 11 April 1842 – 28 July 1847 Serving with James Alexander Lindsay (1845–1847); Peter Greenall (1841–1845)
Preceded by	Peter Greenall; Thomas Bright Crosse
Succeeded by	James Alexander Lindsay; Ralph Anthony Thicknesse
	In office; 25 July 1837 – 1 July 1841 Serving with William Ewart (1839–1841); Richard Potter (1837–1839)
Preceded by	Richard Potter; John Hodson Kearsley
Succeeded by	Peter Greenall; Thomas Bright Crosse
Personal details
Born	March 1790
Died	10 June 1863 (aged 73)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Charles Strickland Standish (March 1790 – 10 June 1863)^[1] was a British Whig politician.^[2]^[3]

Standish was first elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Wigan at the 1837 general election where he served as a representative for the constituency. He held the seat until 1841 when he was defeated in an electoral contest. However, after an election petition unseated Thomas Bright Crosse, was reelected for the Wigan constituency, resuming his role as a Member of Parliament. He continued to serve until 1847, holding it until 1847 when he did not seek re-election^[4]^[3]marking the conclusion of his parliamentary career.

Standish was Lord of the manor of Standish Hall, in Lancashire.

References

^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. pp. 211–212. Retrieved 23 December 2018 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 188–190. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Charles Standish

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Potter John Hodson Kearsley	Member of Parliament for Wigan 1837–1841 With: William Ewart (1839–1841) Richard Potter (1837–1839)	Succeeded by Peter Greenall Thomas Bright Crosse
Preceded by Peter Greenall Thomas Bright Crosse	Member of Parliament for Wigan 1842–1847 With: James Lindsay (1845–1847) Peter Greenall (1841–1845)	Succeeded by James Alexander Lindsay Ralph Anthony Thicknesse

[leighrayment-1] Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[churton-2] Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. pp. 211–212. Retrieved 23 December 2018 – via Google Books.

[stooks-smith-3] Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 188–190. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[craig1832-4] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

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