Charles A'Court

Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court (full name Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court Repington) (14 October 1819 – 29 October 1903)[1][2] was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was born the son of General Charles Ashe à Court-Repington of Heytesbury, Wiltshire and was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge in 1837.[3]

He was elected at the 1852 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wilton in Wiltshire, but resigned his seat in 1855 when he was appointed as a special commissioner of property and income tax in Ireland.[4] In his three years as an MP, Hansard records that he never made a speech.[5]

He married Emily Currie in 1854 and had two sons and two daughters. His eldest son Lieutenant Colonel Charles à Court Repington was a leading Times military correspondent.

References

  1. "Baronetage: "A"". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. Holmes à Court family history website
  3. "A'Court (post A'Court-Repington), Charles Henry Wyndham (ACRT837CH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 333. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  5. Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles A'Court
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Viscount Somerton
Member of Parliament for Wilton
18521855
Succeeded by
Edmund Antrobus


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