Background
The second son of Sir James Charles Mathew LJ, Charles James Mathew was educated at The Oratory School, Edgbaston, Birmingham and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
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Charles Mathew
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He was called to the Bar at Lincoln"s Inn in 1897 and took silk in 1913, specialising in Chancery cases. He was also an expert in Trade Union law. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1917.
At the poll, he defeated the incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament, James Kiley by just 428 votes.
Mathew died, aged 50, after an operation, less than two months after his election, becoming one of the shortest-serving MPs in history. At the subsequent by-election Harry Gosling held the seat for Labour.
Politics
Mathew"s political views had moved steadily closer to the Labour Party, and he was selected by the party to fight the Whitechapel and Saint George"s constituency at the 1922 General Election.
Membership
32nd United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Whitechapel and Street Georges in the 1922 general election, but died 7 weeks later. A member of the London County Council since 1910, Mathew was also a member of the Statutory Committee on War Pensions and Chairman of the Special Grants Committee.
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Political Party
Labour Party