Charles Stanton

Charles Butt Stanton (7 April 1873 – 6 December 1946) was a British politician, who served as an Member of Parliament (MP) from 1915 to 1922. He entered Parliament by winning one of the two seats for Merthyr Tydfil at a by-election on 25 November 1915 caused by the death of Labour Party founder, Keir Hardie. After the two-member Merthyr Tydfil seat was divided into two single member seats, Stanton focused on the Aberdare division, which he won at the 1918 general election, but lost at the 1922 general election.

For the US Army officer, see Charles E. Stanton. For the Adjutant General of Connecticut, see Charles T. Stanton.

Charles Stanton
Charles Butt Stanton
Member of Parliament
for Merthyr Tydfil
In office
1915–1918
Serving with Edgar Rees Jones (1910–1915)
Preceded byKeir Hardie
Edgar Jones
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Aberdare
In office
1918–1922
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGeorge Hall
Personal details
Born(1873-04-07)April 7, 1873
DiedDecember 6, 1946(1946-12-06) (aged 73)
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