Charles Cameron Shute
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General Sir Charles Cameron Shute (3 January 1816 - 30 April 1904) was a British
army
officer and Conservative Party
politician.
, and Bramshaw
, Hampshire
and his wife Charlotte née Cameron, daughter of General Neville Cameron of the East India Company
army. He was educated at Winchester College
. In 1858 he married Rhoda Dowler, daughter of the vicar of Aldeburgh
, Suffolk
.
area of India
. In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant. In 1840 he transferred to the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
. He served with the 6th Dragoons in the Crimean War
, and Shute was promoted to major in June 1854, acting as second in command. He was assistant adjutant general of the cavalry division from November 1854 until its breakup in July 1856. He was mentioned in despatches for his service at Balaclava
and was recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross
. He was made a knight of the French Legion of Honour and the third Class of the Turkish Order of the Medjidie.
Shute also took part in the Battle of Inkerman
and the Siege of Sevastopol
. He was appointed brevet lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of the 6th Dragoons in April 1855, a post he held until 1860. In 1861 he retired on half pay with the rank of brevet colonel, but in May 1862 returned to the army as commanding officer of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards
He remained the CO of the regiment until 1871 when he was promoted to major general. He was made a Companion of the Bath
in 1869. From 1873 to 1879 he was honorary colonel of the 1st Sussex Rifle Volunteer Corps
.
Shute was elected as one of Brighton's
two members of parliament
. He, along with his fellow Conservative candidate, James Lloyd Ashbury
, unseated the sitting Liberal
members. He was only to serve a single term in the House of Commons as the Liberals regained the two Brighton seats at the next general election in 1880
.
. He was placed on the retired list in July 1881, although he continued to hold the colonelcy of the 16th Lancers. In 1886 he became colonel of his old regiment, the 6th Dragoons, a post he held until his death. In 1889 he was made an honorary general and a Knight Commander of the Bath. In retirement he was active on the magistrate's bench, being a justice of the peace
for Hampshire and Sussex, and a deputy lieutenant
of the latter county.
He died at his home, "Dinsdale", Bournemouth
in May 1904, aged 88 after a brief illness. He was buried at the Extra-Mural Cemetery, Brighton.
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army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Early life
Charles Cameron Shute was the eldest son of Thomas Deane Shute of Fern Hill, Isle of WightIsle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, and Bramshaw
Bramshaw
Bramshaw is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies just inside the New Forest. The name Bramshaw means Bramble Wood. Until 1895, Bramshaw was divided into two parts, one half in Wiltshire, and one half in Hampshire...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and his wife Charlotte née Cameron, daughter of General Neville Cameron of the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
army. He was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
. In 1858 he married Rhoda Dowler, daughter of the vicar of Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the River Alde, the town is notable for its Blue Flag shingle beach and fisherman huts where freshly caught fish are sold daily, and the Aldeburgh Yacht Club...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.
Military career
In 1834 Shute entered the army with the rank of cornet in the 13th Light Dragoons, and served with distinction with the regiment during operations in 1839 in the KurnoolKurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...
area of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant. In 1840 he transferred to the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
The 6th Dragoons was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into the 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.The 'Skins' are one of the four ancestor regiments of the Royal Dragoon...
. He served with the 6th Dragoons in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, and Shute was promoted to major in June 1854, acting as second in command. He was assistant adjutant general of the cavalry division from November 1854 until its breakup in July 1856. He was mentioned in despatches for his service at Balaclava
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea...
and was recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
. He was made a knight of the French Legion of Honour and the third Class of the Turkish Order of the Medjidie.
Shute also took part in the Battle of Inkerman
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol...
and the Siege of Sevastopol
Siege of Sevastopol
There have been two Sieges of Sevastopol, a city on the Crimean peninsula:*Siege of Sevastopol - during the Crimean War*Siege of Sevastopol - during the Second World War* "The Siege of Sevastopol" is a traditional song...
. He was appointed brevet lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of the 6th Dragoons in April 1855, a post he held until 1860. In 1861 he retired on half pay with the rank of brevet colonel, but in May 1862 returned to the army as commanding officer of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards in 1922....
He remained the CO of the regiment until 1871 when he was promoted to major general. He was made a Companion of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1869. From 1873 to 1879 he was honorary colonel of the 1st Sussex Rifle Volunteer Corps
Volunteer Force (Great Britain)
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the...
.
Member of parliament
In 1874United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Shute was elected as one of Brighton's
Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)
Brighton was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until it was divided into single-member seats from the United Kingdom general election, 1950...
two members of parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. He, along with his fellow Conservative candidate, James Lloyd Ashbury
James Lloyd Ashbury
James Lloyd Ashbury was a British yachtsman and Conservative Party politician.-Early life:The son of John Ashbury, founder of the Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd of Manchester, James trained as an engineer and joined the family company. When his father died in 1866 he inherited the...
, unseated the sitting Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
members. He was only to serve a single term in the House of Commons as the Liberals regained the two Brighton seats at the next general election in 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
.
Retirement
Although in parliament, Shute continued to hold military rank. In 1878 he was made a lieutenant general and appointed to the honorary position of colonel of the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers16th The Queen's Lancers
The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated into the 16th/5th Lancers in 1922.-History:...
. He was placed on the retired list in July 1881, although he continued to hold the colonelcy of the 16th Lancers. In 1886 he became colonel of his old regiment, the 6th Dragoons, a post he held until his death. In 1889 he was made an honorary general and a Knight Commander of the Bath. In retirement he was active on the magistrate's bench, being a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Hampshire and Sussex, and a deputy lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant of Sussex
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. From 1677 until 1974, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Sussex.-Lord Lieutenants of Sussex to 1974:*Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel 1551–? jointly with...
of the latter county.
He died at his home, "Dinsdale", Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
in May 1904, aged 88 after a brief illness. He was buried at the Extra-Mural Cemetery, Brighton.