Background
Charles Aldworth was the son of the King"s Auditor, William Aldworth of Frogmore House at Windsor in Berkshire, and his wife, Anne.
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Charles Aldworth
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He was the cousin of Richard Aldworth of Stanlake Park, paternal grandfather of Richard Aldworth, 2nd Baron Braybrooke. Aldworth was educated at King"s College, Cambridge, matriculating there in 1693. Recommended by the Duke of Northumberland, he was returned as Member of Parliament for New Windsor in 1712.
Politics
He sat as Member of Parliament until his 1714 death in a duel: Colonel Chudleigh, a whig army officer, accused Aldworth of Jacobitism and profited from Aldworth"s physical disability by shooting him dead in the duel which followed.
Membership
3rd Parliament of Great Britain. 4th Parliament of Great Britain.
