Charles Leach was a Congregationalist Minister and Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
18 Facts About Charles Leach
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Charles Leach is notable as the only Member of Parliament to be deprived of his seat after being declared of unsound mind.
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Charles Leach entered a worsted mill at eight which meant that he had three hours elementary schooling per day.
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Charles Leach was ordained into the Methodist New Connexion in 1877.
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Charles Leach ran a very successful chapel for seven years and became a regular speaker for, and officer in, the Liberal party.
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In 1888, Charles Leach, who was living in Brondesbury Road, Kilburn, stood as a Progressive candidate in Chelsea division for the London School Board.
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Charles Leach placed ninth, where there were five seats available.
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Charles Leach had built a reputation as being able to attract members of the working classes to his services.
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Charles Leach edited a paper called the Factory Herald for some years.
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Charles Leach was to visit the country some eleven times and the trips were always timed to bring the groups to Jerusalem in time for Easter.
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Charles Leach had not been so fortunate in his private life, and he lost his two sons, Herbert and Harry, in infancy, and two of his four daughters, Ada and Dora, to TB, both at the age of 24.
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In May 1908 Charles Leach was invited to contest the Colne Valley constituency as a Liberal Party candidate.
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Charles Leach was described by The Times as a weak candidate, but one who stood to inherit the strong Colne Valley Liberal vote, and at the January 1910 general election, he defeated the Independent MP Victor Grayson.
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Charles Leach made his maiden speech on 11 April 1910 supporting one of the resolutions that led up to the Parliament Act 1911.
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Charles Leach was re-elected in December 1910, when he only faced a Conservative opponent.
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Charles Leach supported women's suffrage, but registered his opposition to the actions of the suffragettes.
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Charles Leach supported the Government in passing the National Insurance Act 1911.
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Charles Leach continued to preach occasionally while a Member of Parliament; he travelled widely including to the near East, Canada and the United States.