Charles Horsley (30 May 1829 - 4 January 1905) was a civil engineer and politician.[1] Born in Derbyshire, he spent some years in various parts of England working on the construction of ironworks, waterworks and gasworks.
He moved to London, becoming resident in Highbury. In 1887 he was appointed a justice of the peace for Middlesex.[2]
When the first elections to the London County Council were held in January 1889, Horsley was nominated to contest the Islington East Division.[3] He was elected, sitting on the opposition Moderate Party benches. He served a single three-year term, standing down at the 1892 election.[4]
Horsley continued in business as director of a number of companies, and also served as president of the East Islington Conservative Association. In 1881 he was elected president of the Society of Engineers.[1]
He died at his Highbury home in 1905, aged 75.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Obituary. Mr Charles Horsley. Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers pp. 390–391 (1 January 1905).
- ↑ "Middlesex Sessions". 8 February 1887. p. 3.
- ↑ "The County Councils". The Times: p. 7. 10 January 1889.
- ↑ W Eric Jackson, Achievement. A Short History of the London County Council., Longmans, 1965, p.267