Birth name | Charles Peter Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Prestwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 September 1930 | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major Charles Peter Allen, PC (2 December 1861 – 18 September 1930)[2] was an English Liberal politician who represented Stroud from 1900 to 1918. His professional career was as a solicitor and newspaper journalist. He served his country during World War I, as a major in the Gloucestershire Regiment, and as a sportsman played international rugby for Wales.