Charles Robert Colvile

Charles Robert Colvile (30 March 1815 – 8 March 1886) was an English Peelite and Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.

Colvile was the son of Sir Charles Colvile and his wife Harriet Anne Bonell.

Colvile became MP for Derbyshire South in 1841, supporting Sir Robert Peel and held the seat until 1859. He regained it as a Liberal in 1865 and held it until 1868. He lived at Lullington Hall and was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1875.[1]

Colvile married Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell, daughter of John Russell and Sophia Coussmaker. Their son Sir Henry Colvile became a major-general in the 2nd Boer War fighting at the Battle of Modder River.

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  1. ^ "No. 24177". The London Gazette. 4 February 1875. p. 449.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire
1841–1859
With: Edward Miller Mundy 1841–1849
William Mundy 1849–1857
Thomas William Evans 1857–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire
1865–1868
With: Thomas William Evans
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by High Sheriff of Derbyshire
1875–1876
Succeeded by