Charles Praed
British politician
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Charles Tyringham Praed (1833 – 19 October 1895)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Charles Praed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St Ives | |
| In office 8 March 1875 – 7 April 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Davenport |
| Succeeded by | Charles Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1833 |
| Died | (aged 62) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
Davenport was elected MP for St Ives at a by-election in 1874, but was quickly unseated after the election was declared void on petition grounds of "general treating".[2] However, he regained the seat at the subsequent by-election in 1875 and remained MP until 1880 when he stepped down.[3]
