About Charles Chaplin
Lived 1759 – 1816 (aged 57). Charles Chaplin was a British politician.
Charles Chaplin (30 May 1759 – 28 August 1816) was an English member of parliament (MP). A graduate of St John's College, Cambridge, Chaplin was the brother-in-law of Lord George Manners-Sutton, who married Chaplin's only sister Diana.
He was appointed high sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1785. He was one of the two MPs for Lincolnshire from 1802 until his death in 1816, aged 57.
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Who was Charles Chaplin?
British politician (1759-1816)
When was Charles Chaplin born?
Charles Chaplin was born on 30 May 1759.
When did Charles Chaplin die?
Charles Chaplin died on 28 August 1816.
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Charles Chaplin was a politician.
What nationality was Charles Chaplin?
Charles Chaplin was British.
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