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Charles Barry Baldwin ( – 13 April 1859) was a
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politician. The son of Charles Baldwin, descendant of
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Richard Baldwin, and nephew of Sir Edward Barry, Baldwin's early career saw him hold the role of Undersecretary to the French claims commission in 1819, and then called to the Bar with
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in 1824. By 1830, he was a conveyancer, and by 1835, he was a parliamentary draftsmen and counsel to the French claims commissioners. He married Frances Lydia Boyd, daughter of Walter Boyd and Harriet Anne née Goddard, in 1823, and they had one son and two daughters: Charles Edward Barry (born 1824); Frances Elizabeth (1826–1891); and Mary Georgiana (–1898). They later separated after his wife was granted a separation in 1854. After unsuccessfully contesting the seat in
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, Baldwin was first elected Tory MP for
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at the 1830 general election, but stood down at the 1832 election. During this period of his parliamentary career, he was listed by ministers as a 'friend', although he voted against the
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. He stood again for the seat at a by-election in 1839–caused by the resignation of
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–and secured the same number of votes as his only rival
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, resulting in a double return. However, after an
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was submitted and reviewed, the election was declared void in April 1840, with a committee deciding that not enough notice of the poll had been given. In the resulting by-election, Baldwin was again elected, and then held the seat as a 'free trade Conservative' until
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when he was defeated.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Charles Barry Tory MPs (pre-1834) Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 1780s births 1859 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Totnes