About Charles Lushington
Lived 1785 – 1866 (aged 81). Charles Lushington was a British politician.
Charles Lushington (14 April 1785 – 23 September 1866) was a British Whig politician, and servant for the East India Company, and secretary to the Bengal Presidency.
Lushington was the younger brother of Stephen Lushington, a British judge and Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for various constituencies between 1806 and 1841. In 1805, he married Sarah, daughter of General Joseph Gascoyne. After her death in 1839, he married Julia Jane née Lane, widow of Thomas Teed, in 1844. During his time in Parliament, Lushington was a reformer, favouring the use of a secret ballot, triennial parliaments, and extension of the suffrage. He also opposed religious privileges, publishing three works on religious questions.
Lushington died in Brighton, Sussex in 1866.
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British East India Company servant and politician (1785–1866)
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Charles Lushington was born on 14 April 1785.
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Charles Lushington died on 23 September 1866 in Brighton, England, Sussex.
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