Charles Seely (politician, born 1803)

For other people named Charles Seely, see Charles Seely (disambiguation).

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As depicted by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, 21 December 1878

Charles Seely (3 October 1803 – 21 October 1887) was a 19th-century industrialist and British Liberal Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1847 to 1848 and again from 1861 to 1885.[1] He was one of the wealthiest industrialists of the Victorian era. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Lincoln Mechanics' Institute.

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)