The Lord Nunburnholme | |
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Member of Parliament for Hull and Hull West | |
In office 1874–1906 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Walker Pease Charles Morgan Norwood |
Succeeded by | Charles Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Henry Wilson 22 April 1833 Hull, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 21 October 1907 Warter, Pocklington, Yorkshire, England | (aged 74)
Spouse |
Florence Wellesley (m. 1871) |
Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme, JP, DL (22 April 1833 – 21 October 1907), was a prominent English shipowner who became head of the Thomas Wilson Sons & Co. shipping business.
Together with his brother he expanded the activities of the company, into one of the largest in Britain. He also served as Liberal MP for Hull for thirty years, and in 1906 received the title Baron Nunburnholme.