Charles Henry Williams (16 November 1834 – 1 February 1908) was a British naval and military officer, and a Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician. He was the Member of Parliament

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 for Barnstaple

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, 1868–1874.

He was the son of Sir William Williams, 1st Bt. and Caroline Eales. He was a Lieutenant of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 serving through the Crimean War

Crimean War

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 in the Russian theatre, and then served as a Major in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.

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