Jump to content

Charles Barry Baldwin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Barry Baldwin
Member of Parliament
for Totnes
In office
21 April 1840 – 8 July 1852
Serving with Edward Seymour
Preceded byCharles Barry Baldwin
Edward Seymour
William Blount
Succeeded byEdward Seymour
Thomas Mills
In office
26 July 1839 – 8 April 1840
Preceded byJasper Parrott
Edward Seymour
Succeeded byEdward Seymour
Charles Barry Baldwin
In office
2 August 1830 – 11 December 1832
Serving with Thomas Courtenay
Preceded byHenry Vane
Thomas Courtenay
Succeeded byJasper Parrott
James Cornish
Personal details
Bornc. 1789
Died (aged 69)
Paris, France
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Tory
Spouse
Frances Lydia Boyd
(m. 1823; sep. 1854)
ParentCharles Baldwin

Charles Barry Baldwin (c. 1789 – 13 April 1859)[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.[2]

The son of Charles Baldwin, descendant of Trinity College, Dublin provost Richard Baldwin, and nephew of Sir Edward Barry, Baldwin's early career saw him hold the role of Undersecretary to the French claims commission in 1819, and then called to the Bar with Inner Temple in 1824. By 1830, he was a conveyancer, and by 1835, he was a parliamentary draftsmen and counsel to the French claims commissioners. He married Frances Lydia Boyd, daughter of Walter Boyd and Harriet Anne née Goddard, in 1823, and they had one son and two daughters: Charles Edward Barry (born 1824); Frances Elizabeth (1826–1891); and Mary Georgiana (c. 1837–1898). They later separated after his wife was granted a separation in 1854.[3][2]

After unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1826, Baldwin was first elected Tory MP for Totnes at the 1830 general election, but stood down at the 1832 election. During this period of his parliamentary career, he was listed by ministers as a 'friend', although he voted against the Reform Act 1832.[3]

He stood again for the seat at a by-election in 1839–caused by the resignation of Jasper Parrott–and secured the same number of votes as his only rival William Blount, resulting in a double return.[1] However, after an election petition was submitted and reviewed, the election was declared void in April 1840, with a committee deciding that not enough notice of the poll had been given. In the resulting by-election, Baldwin was again elected, and then held the seat as a 'free trade Conservative' until 1852 when he was defeated.[4][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Rayment, Leigh (4 May 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (10 July 2018). "Charles Barry Baldwin". The Peerage. Wellington. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Jenkins, Terry (2009). Fisher, D. R. (ed.). "BALDWIN, Charles Barry (?1789–1859), of 6 Parliament Street, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
[edit]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Totnes
18401852
With: Edward Seymour
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Totnes
18391840
With: Edward Seymour
William Blount
Succeeded by
Edward Seymour
Charles Barry Baldwin
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Totnes
18301832
With: Thomas Courtenay
Succeeded by