Charles Wilsonn
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Charles Edward Wilsonn was an English stationer and bookbinder and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1814 to 1818.
Wilsonn was the youngest son of Robert Wilsonn, stationer, of Lombard Street London, and his wife Jemima Bell. He was baptised at St Mary Stoke Newington
on 9 July 1752 to which parish the family had moved after the destruction of their home in Exchange Alley by fire in 1748. He was apprenticed to his father and freed by redemption on 3 May 1774 and went into partnership in the bookbinding and stationery business with his brother Richard in 1775. When his brother left the business in 1779, Wilsonn went into partnership Charles Sinclaire. In 1783 Wilsonn was a Freeman of the Stationers Company, and also common councillor for the Langbourne ward, which he retained until 1790. In 1791 he was trading on his own and was in livery by 1792. He was in various business ventures in the City of London and in 1803 was a director of Globe Insurance. One of his fellow directors was kinsman Miles Peter Andrews
. Andrews was Member of Parliament
for Bewdley
and on his death in 1814, Wilsonn was elected MP for Bewdley. He resigned the seat in 1818. Wilsonn lived at Dome House at South Bersted
, near Bognor Sussex
. He died there at the age of 77.
Wilsonn married Elizabeth Nixon (d. 6 July 1835) of Lombard Street on 24 June 1774. They had no children. His nephew Stephen George Comyn
was chaplain to Lord Nelson.
Wilsonn was the youngest son of Robert Wilsonn, stationer, of Lombard Street London, and his wife Jemima Bell. He was baptised at St Mary Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
on 9 July 1752 to which parish the family had moved after the destruction of their home in Exchange Alley by fire in 1748. He was apprenticed to his father and freed by redemption on 3 May 1774 and went into partnership in the bookbinding and stationery business with his brother Richard in 1775. When his brother left the business in 1779, Wilsonn went into partnership Charles Sinclaire. In 1783 Wilsonn was a Freeman of the Stationers Company, and also common councillor for the Langbourne ward, which he retained until 1790. In 1791 he was trading on his own and was in livery by 1792. He was in various business ventures in the City of London and in 1803 was a director of Globe Insurance. One of his fellow directors was kinsman Miles Peter Andrews
Miles Peter Andrews
Miles Peter Andrews was an 18th century English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814.-Biography:...
. Andrews was 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,...
for Bewdley
Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bewdley was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1605 until 1950. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough in Worcestershire, represented by one Member of Parliament; the name was then transferred to a county constituency from 1885 until...
and on his death in 1814, Wilsonn was elected MP for Bewdley. He resigned the seat in 1818. Wilsonn lived at Dome House at South Bersted
South Bersted
South Bersted is a village in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It forms part of the built up area of Bognor Regis and lies on the A259 and A29 roads one mile north of the town centre....
, near Bognor Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
. He died there at the age of 77.
Wilsonn married Elizabeth Nixon (d. 6 July 1835) of Lombard Street on 24 June 1774. They had no children. His nephew Stephen George Comyn
Stephen George Comyn
Stephen George Comyn was an English naval chaplain who served with Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen. He was a close friend of Nelson and is said to have been his favourite chaplain. -Early life:...
was chaplain to Lord Nelson.