Hildred Carlile

July 10, 1852 (age 90)

He made his career in business and politics. This firm later merged with J. & P. Coats Limited (now Coats plc), and he became a Director of that company. He stood unsuccessfully in Huddersfield at the 1900 general election. He was re-elected at both the elections in 1910, and returned unopposed as a Coalition Conservative in 1918. Due to ill-health he resigned from the House of Commons on 20 November 1919 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, and for the Borough of Huddersfield. He was also active in the Yeomanry and Volunteers, eventually becoming Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington"s Regiment (1906-1939). During World War I he worked for the Red Cross. He unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Hertford by-election, 1921 In 1914 he gave 100,000 guineas (an enormous sum in those days) as an endowment to Bedford College, University of London (he was the first Fellow on the Council of the College), which made possible the establishment of Chairs in Botany, English, Latin, and Physics. He was knighted in 1911, appointed deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire in 1912, created a baronet, of Ponsbourne Park, in 1917, and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. In 1922 he was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

Hildred Carlile

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Born in Richmond Hill, Surrey in 1852, Carlile was educated at Street Albans School and abroad.

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He made his career in business and politics. This firm later merged with J. & P. Coats Limited (now Coats plc), and he became a Director of that company. He stood unsuccessfully in Huddersfield at the 1900 general election.

He was re-elected at both the elections in 1910, and returned unopposed as a Coalition Conservative in 1918.

Due to ill-health he resigned from the House of Commons on 20 November 1919 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, and for the Borough of Huddersfield.

He was also active in the Yeomanry and Volunteers, eventually becoming Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington"s Regiment (1906-1939). During World War I he worked for the Red Cross.

He unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Hertford by-election, 1921

In 1914 he gave 100,000 guineas (an enormous sum in those days) as an endowment to Bedford College, University of London (he was the first Fellow on the Council of the College), which made possible the establishment of Chairs in Botany, English, Latin, and Physics.

He was knighted in 1911, appointed deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire in 1912, created a baronet, of Ponsbourne Park, in 1917, and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. In 1922 he was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

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One of his brothers was Wilson Carlile, founder of the Church Army, of which Hildred was a Vice-President.

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28th United Kingdom Parliament. 29th United Kingdom Parliament. 30th United Kingdom Parliament.

31st United Kingdom Parliament]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Street Albans at the 1906 general election.

From 1910-1919 he was a member of the House of Commons Accounts Committee.

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