Charles William Nevill
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Charles William Nevill was a Welsh owner of a copper smelting company, and a Conservative Party
politician. He was elected at the 1874 general election
as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Carmarthen Boroughs, but resigned from Parliament
two years later, accepting the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds in 1876.
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. He was elected at the 1874 general election
United 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 *...
as the Member 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,...
(MP) for Carmarthen Boroughs, but resigned from Parliament
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
two years later, accepting the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds in 1876.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Nevill family (per. c.1793–1973), copper smelters and colliery proprietors by R. Protheroe Jones and M. V. Symons.