Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley

Charles Shaw - Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley (* February 22, 1794, † December 28, 1888 in Hampshire ) was a British politician of the Whigs and speaker of the lower house (House of Commons ).

Studies and family

After schooling in Winchester, he studied law at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. In 1819 he was admitted to the bar. His mother was the sister of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who furthered his political career decisively.

His younger brother, Sir John Shaw - Lefevre was one of the founders of the University of London. His nephew George Shaw - Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley, was also a longtime House deputy and 1881-1895 repeatedly Cabinet Member.

Political career

Lower house deputy

Shaw - Lefevre began his political career in 1830 with the election of deputies of the lower house (House of Commons ). There he found, firstly to 1831 the interests of the Whigs of the constituency Downton. 1831 to 1832 he was a short time lower house MP for the constituency Hampshire, before he then until 1857 for 25 years was a member of the constituency of North Hampshire.

Longtime Speaker of Parliament and a member of the Upper House

1839 Shaw - Lefevre as the successor of James Abercromby to the speaker ( Speaker) of the House of Commons was elected. This office he held, according to the entry in the "Encyclopedia Britannica " of 1911 with high reputation in the House because of its impartial fairness and the associated unique tact and politeness from his. In 1857 he resigned from his position as Speaker back. Shaw - Lefevre was for a term of 18 years after the 33 -year tenure of Arthur Onslow 1728-1761 the speaker with the second longest tenure. Successor as House speaker was John Evelyn Denison.

After his resignation as Speaker of Parliament, he was raised traditionally in the hereditary nobility. He held the title Viscount Eversley of Heckfield in the County of Southampton, and was a member of the House of Lords as such (House of Lords).

Awards

On February 19, 1831, he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Regiment of the North Hants Hampshire Yeomanry Carabiniers.