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Charles Beilby Stuart Wortley, 1851-1926

Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 1851.09.15
Place of Birth: Escorick, Yorkshire
Date of Death: 1926.04.04
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Identity:

Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, MP, was a barrister. He married Beatrice Trollope (d. 1881) and secondly, Alice Sophia Caroline Millais, daughter of the painter.

Life:

Stuart-Wortley was called to the bar in 1876. He was MP for Sheffield from 1880-85. Later he became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department and in 1895, Church Estates Commissioner. A keen musician and member of the Beefsteak Club, he was a neighbour of JW's and lived at 7, Cheyne Walk.

Bibliography:

Foster, Joseph, Men at the Bar, London 1885; Who's Who, 1898, London, 1898; Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1907.