Charles Packe (MP)

Charles William Packe
Charles William Packe; MP
	Portrait by Francis Grant, painted in 1864 or earlier
Member of Parliament ; for South Leicestershire
	In office; 18 February 1836 – 27 October 1867 Serving with George Curzon-Howe (1857–1867); Henry Halford (1836–1857)
Preceded by	Thomas Frewen Turner; Henry Halford
Succeeded by	George Curzon-Howe; Thomas Paget
Personal details
Born	23 September 1792
Died	27 October 1867 (aged 75)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Kitty Jenkyn Reading (m. 1822)
Relations	George Hussey Packe
Parents	Charles James Packe
Residence	Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire

Charles William Packe (23 September 1792 – 27 October 1867)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family

Packe was the oldest son of Charles James Packe and Penelope Dugdale, daughter of Richard Dugdale of Blyth Hall.[2] He was also the brother of Great Northern Railway deputy chairman and Liberal politician George Hussey Packe. He married Kitty Jenkyn Reading, daughter of Thomas Hort, in 1822.[3]

Wealth

Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire

He inherited Prestwold Hall upon his father's death in 1837, and later acquired Glen Hall and an 18-acre estate in southern Leicestershire for £2,530 in 1837 and, a decade later, Stretton Hall for £30,000, financed by a mortgage from Sir George Robinson. In 1842, he commissioned William Burn to redesign Prestwold Hall, spending a reported £70,000 over the next two decades on improvements and further land close to the hall. A decade later, he spent £12,000 on a house and 745 acres of land at Branksome in Dorset, also using Burn, via a loan of £7,000.[3]

Packe was also a keen investor in bank stock, government consols, and railway shares, the latter of which he had £4,050 in during the mid-1840s.[3]

By the time of his death, Packe owned 2,464 acres in Leicestershire, worth £4,267 gross a year, with a gross personal wealth of £35,000.[3]

Political career

He was elected MP for South Leicestershire at a by-election in 1836 and held the seat until his death in 1867.[4] During this time, he rented a home at Richmond Terrace, just off Whitehall, in London.[3]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
"Pack Family Coat of Arms". COADB.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
Shipley, Peter Samuel (October 2010). The Leicestershire Gentry and Its Social and Cultural Networks, c. 1790-1875 (PDF) (PhD). University of Leicester. pp. 81, 121–122. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Frewen Turner Henry Halford	Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire 1836–1867 With: George Curzon-Howe (1857–1867) Henry Halford (1836–1857)	Succeeded by George Curzon-Howe Thomas Paget

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)

[pack-coat-2] "Pack Family Coat of Arms". COADB.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[leics-gentry-3] Shipley, Peter Samuel (October 2010). The Leicestershire Gentry and Its Social and Cultural Networks, c. 1790-1875 (PDF) (PhD). University of Leicester. pp. 81, 121–122. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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