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Charles Thomas-Stanford
1858–1932
A Sussex historian and travel writer with a public life in Brighton, he brought local history to life in books on the English Civil War, family lineage, and places such as Algeria and Madeira.
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About Algeria: Algiers, Tlemçen, Constantine, Biskra, Timgad
by Charles Thomas-Stanford
About the author
Born Charles Thomas in 1858, he later took the additional surname Stanford and became Sir Charles Thomas-Stanford, 1st Baronet. Reliable library and archival records describe him as a travel writer as well as a public figure, and his surviving bibliography shows a strong interest in Sussex history, genealogy, and European and North African travel.
His books include Sussex in the Great Civil War and the Interregnum, 1642–1660, About Algeria, Leaves from a Madeira Garden, and The Descent of the Family of Stanford of Preston, Sussex. That mix of subjects suggests a writer equally drawn to place, history, and the stories families leave behind.
Beyond his writing, he was active in civic and political life in Brighton, serving as mayor and later as a Conservative member of Parliament. He died in 1932, remembered both for his public service and for nonfiction works rooted in history and travel.