C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

Born in Southwark in 1843, Charles Edmund Maurice was the son of the noted clergyman and theologian Frederick Denison Maurice. Reliable reference sources describe him as an English barrister and lecturer in history, and also note his family connection to the reformer Octavia Hill through marriage.

Although he studied for the law, later accounts say he turned much of his energy toward writing, education, and public service. He spent many years in Hampstead and was especially active in political, philanthropic, and preservation work, including advocacy for Hampstead Heath and other public spaces.

Maurice wrote both history and fiction. Among the works linked to him in library and public-domain records are Lives of English Popular Leaders, The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany, and books on Bohemia. He died in Hampstead in January 1927.