Charles Ritchie
Mr Charles Thomson Ritchie
Rush ID: 1955
Details
- Born:
- c. 1 January 1838
- Died:
- 9 January 1906
- Birth place:
- Dundee, U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Company director (colonial trade)
- Election occupation:
- Company director (colonial trade)
- Parentage:
- William Ritchie, of Rockhill, Forfarshire, and Elizabeth Thomson
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 2
References
- Rush ID:
- 1955
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q669029
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- RITCHIE, Charles (1838-1906)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee
New hereditary
1905
Constituencies
-
Croydon
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1895* Date of election: 24 May 1895 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1905* Date of exit: 22 December 1905 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Regional Notes: None -
Tower Hamlets St George
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1892 Date of exit: 4 July 1892 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None -
Tower Hamlets
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1874 Date of election: 31 January 1874 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Boundary revision Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Walsall
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1893* Date of election: Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
Secretary to the Admiralty 1885-1886
-
President of the Board of Local Government 1886-1892
-
President of the Board of Trade 1895-1900
-
Home Secretary 1900-1902
-
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1902-1903
Schools
Marriages
-
Ower, Margaret
Year: 1858
Parties
-
Conservative Party member
Local governments
-
London County Council
member
Alderman 1894-1895