Charles Allen (Stroud MP)
Allen in c.1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Charles Peter Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 December 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prestwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 September 1930 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major Charles Peter Allen, PC (2 December 1861 – 18 September 1930) was an English Liberal politician who represented Stroud from 1900 to 1918. His professional career was as a solicitor and newspaper journalist. He served his country during World War I, as a major in the Gloucestershire Regiment, and as a sportsman played international rugby for Wales.