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Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet

1845 – 1919

British lawyer and historian

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Lived 1845 – 1919 (aged 74). Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet was a British barrister.

Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet (26 August 1845 – 5 October 1919) was a British lawyer and baronet.

Background He was born Charles Healey, the only son of Edward Charles Healey.

Career In 1903, Chadwyck-Healey was nominated chairman of the Admiralty Volunteers Committee, an office he held until 1914. for which he was created a baronet, of Wyphurst, in the County of Surrey on 6 May 1919. Chadwyck-Healey served as High Sheriff of Somerset in 1911 and served in the county as a Deputy Lieutenant as well as Justice of the Peace, exercising the latter post also in the county of Surrey. He was a county alderman for Somerset and sat in its Quarter Sessions. After his resignation four years later, he was promoted to Knight Commander. Chadwyck-Healey served as chancellor first of the Diocese of Salisbury, then of Bath and Wells and lastly of Exeter.

Family On 6 February 1872, he married firstly Rosa Close, daughter of John Close, and had by her a son. She died in 1880 and on 17 May 1884 Chadwyck-Healey married Frances Katharine Wait, eldest daughter of William Killigrew Wait.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Lincoln's Inn
Positions held
High Sheriff of Somerset, King's Counsel
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Also known as
Charles Chadwyck-Healey, Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, C E H Chadwyck-Healey, C. E. H. Chadwyck-Healey

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Who was Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet?

British lawyer and historian

When was Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet was born on 26 August 1845.

When did Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet died on 5 October 1919.

What was Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet was a barrister.

What nationality was Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet?

Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q5076169

· DBpedia: Charles Chadwyck-Healey

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