Charles Bowyer Adderley, 1st Baron Norton

He inherited Hams Hall , Warwickshire and the valuable estates of his great-uncle, Charles Bowyer Adderley, in 1826 . He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford , and in 1841 he became one of the members of parliament for Staffordshire, retaining his seat until 1878 , when he was created Baron Norton .

Adderley's official career began in 1858 , when he served as President Of The Board Of Health and Vice-President Of The Committee Of The Council On Education in Lord Derby 's short ministry. Again under Lord Derby he was Under-Secretary Of State For The Colonies from 1866 to 1868 , being in charge of the act which called the Dominion Of Canada into being, and from 1874 to 1878 he was President Of The Board Of Trade .

Norton was a strong churchman and especially interested in education and the colonies. In 1842 he married Julia ( 1820 - 1887 ) daughter of Chandos, 1st Lord Leigh , by whom he had several sons. His eldest son Charles Leigh (b. 1846 ) became 2nd Baron Norton. Another son, James Granville Adderley (b. 1861 ), Vicar of Saltley, Birmingham , became well known as an advocate of Christian Socialism .

See W.S. Childe-Pemberton, ''The Life of Lord Norton'' (1909).

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