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British civil servant and politician
Sir Charles John Wingfield KCSI CB (16 April 1820 – 27 January 1892) was a British civil servant and politician. He had a distinguished career with the Bengal Civil Service , was later elected as the first Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom's Parliament constituency of Gravesend .
Early years
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Wingfield was educated at Westminster School and Haileybury .[1] [2]
Wingfield's father, William Wingfield (1772–1858), was a Master in Chancery and served as a member of parliament for Bodmin in 1806.[3] William changed his surname to Wingfield-Baker in 1849 by Royal licensure after his inheritance of Orsett Hall in Essex.[4] Several of William's children changed their surname as well. From William's first marriage to Lady Charlotte-Maria (died 1807), eldest daughter of Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby , Wingfield had several older half siblings including: George-Digby, John-Digby, Mary, Caroline, Frances-Eliza, and Richard Baker Wingfield-Baker , a member of parliament for South Essex .
By his father's marriage to Wingfield's mother, Elizabeth Mills, Wingfield had several additional siblings, including: William-Wriothesley-Digby, Frederick, Henry, Kenelm-Digby, Julia, and Lucy.
Career
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Wingfield served in the Bengal Civil Service from 1840 to 1866.[5] He was a proponent of Charles Canning's clemency policy during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 .[6] While in the BCS, he held several offices including Commissioner of Gorakhpur , which is the post he held when appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath on 18 May 1860,[7] and Vice-Chairman of the East India Association 's Council.[8] From 15 February 1859 to 20 April 1860, he was the Chief Commissioner of Oude .[9] On 24 May 1866, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India .[10]
A Liberal ,[11] Wingfield was elected to Parliament over Bedford Pim ,[12] serving served during the period of 18 November 1868 to 5 February 1874 when Wingfield was unseated by Pim.[13]
Personal life
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Wingfield never married. His residence was located first at 12 Albert Mansions, Victoria Street, London ,[1] and at the time of his death on 27 January 1892 at 66 Portland Place , London.[14]
In his will (proved on 4 March 1892[14] ), Wingfield bequeathed money to at least two charities, including the London and the National Dental Hospitals .[15]
Legacy
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The 80-acre (320,000 m 2 ) Wingfield Park, named in his honour, is half a mile south of Sikandar Bagh in Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh, India.[16]
References
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^ Danvers, FC ; H Martineau; M Monier-Williams, Sir; SC Bayley, Sir; P Wigram; B Sapte (1894). Memorials of old Haileybury College (Digitized 9 May 2007 ed.). Westminster: A. Constable and Company. p. 325.
^ "STIFFORD" . british-history.ac.uk . British History Online. Retrieved 12 April 2010 .
^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1858). A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland . Vol. 1 (Digitized 5 June 2008 ed.). Harrison. p. 42.
^ Kelly's handbook to the titled, landed & official classes (Digitized 3 October 2007 ed.). Kelly and Co. 1882. p. 902.
^ The Army and navy magazine, Volume 13 . Vol. 13 (Digitized 14 June 2007 ed.). 1887. p. 101.
^ "No. 22387" . The London Gazette . 18 May 1860. p. 1916.
^ East India Association (1872). Journal of the East India Association . Vol. 6 (Digitized 20 June 2008 ed.). London, England. p. 238. {{cite book }}
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^ Sykes, John Caskell Walker (1886). A compendium of the law specially relating to the Taluqdars of Oudh: Being the Oudh estates act (I.) of 1869, an act to amend the Oudh estate act, 1869. (Act X. of 1885) the Oudh sub-settlement act (XXVI.) of 1866, the Oudh Taluqdars' relief act (XXIV.) of 1870, and parts of the Oudh rent act ... (Digitized 25 November 2008 ed.). Thacker, Spink. p. 384.
^ "No. 23119" . The London Gazette . 25 May 1866. pp. 3128–3129.
^ "Discover Garvesham" . discovergravesham.co.uk . Retrieved 12 April 2010 .
^ Dod's parliamentary companion (Digitized 25 July 2008 ed.). Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. 1872. p. 125.
^ "The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "G" " . leighrayment.com . 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b "No. 26295" . The London Gazette . 7 June 1892. p. 3371.
^ "Editorial" . British Journal of Dental Science . 35 (Digitized 18 April 2007). Oxford House: 305. 1892.
^ Murray, John (1903). A Handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon: including the provinces of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras ; the Punjab, North-West provinces, Rajputana, Central Provinces, Mysore, etc. ; the native states, Assam and Cashmere (Digitized 4 May 2007 ed.). London: J. Murray. pp. 247–248.
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_John_Wingfield&oldid=1212936906 "
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