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Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court Famous memorial

Birth
Heytesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
29 Oct 1903 (aged 84)
Ockham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
Burial
Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
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British Politician. He served the electoral district of Wilton, in Wiltshire, England, as a Member of Parliament or MP while representing the Liberal Party of the United Kingdom. He was born as Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court Repington the only son of General Charles Ashe A'Court Repington (1785-1861), and his wife Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs A'Court Repington (1792-1878), in Heytesbury, England, on October 14, 1819. He was educated locally and later attended the prestigious Eton College in Windsor, England, and the distinguished St. John's College in Cambridge, England, in 1837. He graduated from St. John's College in Cambridge, England, with his Bachelor of Arts or B.A. in 1841. He served as a Private Secretary to Lord Eliot (AKA Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798-1877), the Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1841 to 1844. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament or MP during the 1852 general election to serve the electoral district of Wilton, in Wiltshire, England, while representing the Liberal Party of the United Kingdom. He succeeded the outgoing Member of Parliament or MP Viscount Somerton (AKA James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton, 1818-1896). He served a total of three years in office until he resigned his seat when he was personally appointed by Viscount Palmerston (AKA Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1794-1865), as a Special Commissioner of Property and Income Tax in Ireland in 1855. During his three years in office from 1852 to 1855, he never made one speech. He was succeeded in office by the incoming Member of Parliament or MP Sir Edmund Antrobus, 3rd Baronet (1818-1899). He held the office of Commissioner of Property and Income Tax in Ireland until 1860. He then served as as Assistant-Comptroller of the National Debt Office from 1860 to 1882. He passed away in Ockham, England, on October 29, 1903, at the age of 84. Following his death, he was buried in Brookwood Cemetery in Brookwood, England. He was married to Emily Currie à Court Repington (1830-1916) on August 3, 1854. The couple had two daughters including, Margaret À Court Repington (1856-1927), and Emily À Court Repington (1868-1942), and two sons including Sidney À Court Repington (1862-1951), and Lieutenant Colonel Charles À Court Repington (1858-1925), who was an English soldier, who went on to have a second career as an influential war correspondent during the First World War. He is also credited with coining the term 'First World War' and one of the first to use the term 'world war' in general.
British Politician. He served the electoral district of Wilton, in Wiltshire, England, as a Member of Parliament or MP while representing the Liberal Party of the United Kingdom. He was born as Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court Repington the only son of General Charles Ashe A'Court Repington (1785-1861), and his wife Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs A'Court Repington (1792-1878), in Heytesbury, England, on October 14, 1819. He was educated locally and later attended the prestigious Eton College in Windsor, England, and the distinguished St. John's College in Cambridge, England, in 1837. He graduated from St. John's College in Cambridge, England, with his Bachelor of Arts or B.A. in 1841. He served as a Private Secretary to Lord Eliot (AKA Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798-1877), the Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1841 to 1844. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament or MP during the 1852 general election to serve the electoral district of Wilton, in Wiltshire, England, while representing the Liberal Party of the United Kingdom. He succeeded the outgoing Member of Parliament or MP Viscount Somerton (AKA James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton, 1818-1896). He served a total of three years in office until he resigned his seat when he was personally appointed by Viscount Palmerston (AKA Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1794-1865), as a Special Commissioner of Property and Income Tax in Ireland in 1855. During his three years in office from 1852 to 1855, he never made one speech. He was succeeded in office by the incoming Member of Parliament or MP Sir Edmund Antrobus, 3rd Baronet (1818-1899). He held the office of Commissioner of Property and Income Tax in Ireland until 1860. He then served as as Assistant-Comptroller of the National Debt Office from 1860 to 1882. He passed away in Ockham, England, on October 29, 1903, at the age of 84. Following his death, he was buried in Brookwood Cemetery in Brookwood, England. He was married to Emily Currie à Court Repington (1830-1916) on August 3, 1854. The couple had two daughters including, Margaret À Court Repington (1856-1927), and Emily À Court Repington (1868-1942), and two sons including Sidney À Court Repington (1862-1951), and Lieutenant Colonel Charles À Court Repington (1858-1925), who was an English soldier, who went on to have a second career as an influential war correspondent during the First World War. He is also credited with coining the term 'First World War' and one of the first to use the term 'world war' in general.

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