Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme
The Lord Nunburnholme | |
|---|---|
In The Sketch, 20 February 1901 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 October 1907 – 15 August 1924 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron Nunburnholme |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Nunburnholme |
| Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West | |
| In office 1906–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Guy Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 24 January 1875 Cottingham, England |
| Died | 15 August 1924 (aged 49) Leeds, England |
| Spouse |
Lady Marjorie Wynn-Carrington
(m. 1901) |
| Relations | Lt-Col. The Hon. Guy Wilson (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1893–1908, 1918 |
| Rank | Major (Honorary Colonel) |
| Unit | East Yorkshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Commands | Hon Col, 5th (Cyclist) Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment (TF) and East Riding Volunteer Brigade (VTC) |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
| Other work | MP for Kingston upon Hull West 1906–1907 Lord Lieutenant of East Yorkshire and President of the York (East Riding) Territorial Force Association 1908–1924 |
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Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (24 January 1875 – 15 August 1924), was a British peer, and one of the heirs to the Thomas Wilson Sons & Co., a Hull-based shipping company that built a near-monopoly over affordable travel packages from Scandinavia and the Baltic. He was an officer in the Volunteers and saw active service in the Second Boer War and World War I. During the later war he was distinguished for the number of new units that he recruited for the war effort, notably the "Hull Pals".