Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps
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Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps (4 November 1845 – 9 December 1913), of Chalcot House, Westbury
, Wiltshire, was a Brazil
merchant, Conservative
MP for Westbury
(1880-1885) and High Sheriff of Wiltshire
(1888).
He was the eldest son of Charles Paul Phipps
(1815-1880) and Emma Mary Benson. Having been educated at Eton
, he was sent to Brazil to work for the family firm, Phipps & Co, which exported coffee from Rio de Janeiro
. In 1871, following the death of his uncle, John Lewis Phipps
, he became a partner in the firm.
At the 1880 general election
, Phipps was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) for Westbury
. A petition by the defeated Liberal Party
candidate (and outgoing MP), Abraham Laverton
, to have his election annulled on the grounds of bribery, treating and undue influence, failed. He remained MP for Westbury until 1885.
He was also a member of Wiltshire County Council
and served as chairman of the Selection Committee from 1911 to 1913.
Phipps died in 1913. In 1874, he married Clare, the daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey Bathurst, of Clarendon Park Wiltshire. They had one son and six daughters. One daughter, Norah Jacintha, married Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet
, of Neston Park
, Wiltshire, and was the mother of Sir Gerard Fuller, 2nd Baronet
.
Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
, Wiltshire, was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
merchant, Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
(1880-1885) and High Sheriff of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.Until the 14th century the shrievalty was held ex officio by the castellans of Old Sarum.-To 1400:*1066: Edric*1067-1070: Philippe de Buckland*1085: Aiulphus the Sheriff*1070–1105: Edward of Salisbury...
(1888).
He was the eldest son of Charles Paul Phipps
Charles Paul Phipps
Charles Paul Phipps , of Chalcot House, Westbury, Wiltshire, was an English merchant in Brazil and later Conservative MP for Westbury and High Sheriff of Wiltshire .-Origins:...
(1815-1880) and Emma Mary Benson. Having been educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, he was sent to Brazil to work for the family firm, Phipps & Co, which exported coffee from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. In 1871, following the death of his uncle, John Lewis Phipps
John Lewis Phipps
John Lewis Phipps , of Leighton House, Westbury, Wiltshire, was a Brazil merchant, briefly Conservative MP for Westbury and High Sheriff of Wiltshire ....
, he became a partner in the firm.
At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, Phipps was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
. A petition by the defeated Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
candidate (and outgoing MP), Abraham Laverton
Abraham Laverton
Abraham Laverton , of Westbury, Wiltshire, was a cloth mill owner, philanthropist, and Liberal member of parliament for the parliamentary borough of Westbury from 1874 to 1880.-Mill owner and philanthropist:...
, to have his election annulled on the grounds of bribery, treating and undue influence, failed. He remained MP for Westbury until 1885.
He was also a member of Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....
and served as chairman of the Selection Committee from 1911 to 1913.
Phipps died in 1913. In 1874, he married Clare, the daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey Bathurst, of Clarendon Park Wiltshire. They had one son and six daughters. One daughter, Norah Jacintha, married Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet
Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet
Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator....
, of Neston Park
Neston Park
Neston Park is an English country house and estate, 2 miles south of Corsham, Wiltshire, in the village of Neston. The name of the village comes from the name of the house.The house was built just after 1790....
, Wiltshire, and was the mother of Sir Gerard Fuller, 2nd Baronet
Fuller Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Fuller, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010....
.
Sources
- Notes on the 'Westbury' Phipps Pedigrees by John C. Phipps (1983, unpublished)
- Papers of the Phipps Family of Chalcot (1574-1988) (Ref.540), Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office
- Burke's Landed Gentry