About Christopher Idle
Lived 1771 – 1819 (aged 47–48). Christopher Idle was a British politician and wine trader.
Christopher Idle (1771 – 8 March 1819) was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1813 to 1818.
Idle was born in Penrith, Cumbria, and was elected to parliament in a by-election on 9 June 1813, after the previous election in October 1812 had been declared void. He was granted leave of absence in 1817 for health reasons, and did not seek re-election in 1818.
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Who was Christopher Idle?
politician (1771–1819)
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Christopher Idle was born in 1771.
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Christopher Idle died on 8 March 1819.
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Christopher Idle was a politician and wine trader.
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Christopher Idle was British.
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