Charles Morgan Norwood (1825 – 24 April 1891) was an English steam ship owner and

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politician who sat in the

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from 1865 to 1885. Morgan was the eldest son of Charles Norwood of Ashford Kent and his wife Catherine Morgan, daughter of Charles Morgan of Archangel Russia. He was a merchant and steam ship owner and was president of the Hull Chamber of Commerce in 1859 and 1860. He was also the first chairman of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. At the 1865 general election Norwood was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for

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. He held the seat until

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, when it was divided under the

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. He stood unsuccessfully for

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at the 1886 general election as a

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. Norwood lived at

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, Woodford, Essex, with a townhouse at 11

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. He died at the age of 65. Norwood married Anna Blakeney, daughter of John Henry Blakeney of Castle Blakeney, Galway in 1855.

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* 1825 births 1891 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub