Charles Pelham Villiers

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Charles Pelham Villiers was a long-serving 19th-century British Liberal politician best known for his leadership in the movement to repeal the Corn Laws.

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instanceOf British politician
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
human
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED
calledToTheBarAt Inner Temple NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1802-01-03
dateOfDeath 1898-01-16
educatedAt East India Company College NERFINISHED
St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Westminster School
era Victorian era
familyName Villiers NERFINISHED
father George Villiers NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
ideology classical liberalism
introduced annual motions in the House of Commons for repeal of the Corn Laws
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Whig Party (UK) NERFINISHED
middleName Pelham NERFINISHED
mother Theresa Parker NERFINISHED
movement Anti–Corn Law movement NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the movement to repeal the Corn Laws
longest continuously serving Member of Parliament of his time
occupation barrister
politician
parliamentaryServiceLength over 62 years
parliamentaryTermEnd 1898
parliamentaryTermStart 1835
partyAlignment free trade
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South
profession lawyer
religion Anglicanism
represented Wolverhampton NERFINISHED
Wolverhampton South NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London
servedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
sibling George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon NERFINISHED
supported repeal of the Corn Laws
workedAs Poor Law Commissioner NERFINISHED

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Pelham hasNotableBearer Charles Pelham Villiers
Villiers hasNotableBearer Charles Pelham Villiers
Villiers family notableMember Charles Pelham Villiers