Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 -1932)

Charles Geisler Thomas Stanford of Preston Manor, Brighton, was the eldest son of David Collet Thomas, of Hove in Sussex, and Ann Lloyd. He was educated at Highgate School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he took his B.A. in 1881 and his M.A. in 1897, became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1882, but did not practice. He married, in 1897, Ellen, daughter of William Stanford of Preston Manor, Brighton, and widow of Vere Benet Stamford M.P., and, in the same year took the additional name and arms of Stanford. A Justice of the Peace for Sussex, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, he was Mayor of Brighton from 1910 to 1913, Member of Parliament for Brighton from 1914 to 1922, and was created a Baronet in 1929. A bibliographer and expert in numismatics, and author of a novel and several volumes of travels, he collected early editions of Euclid, and gave his collection to the National Library of Wales in 1927. He died without issue and his baronetcy died with him.

Seat / Residence(s): Preston Manor, Brighton, Sussex
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 1) Title: Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4. On a chevron nebuly between three buglehorns and in chief a cross crosslet three martlets (Stanford) 2 & 3. Two chevrons between in chief two plates each charged with a fleur-de-lys and in base a wolf's head erased (Thomas)
Crest: A demi unicorn charged on the shoulder with two chevrons holding a plate charged with a fleur-de-lys
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 99mm x 72mm
Quarterings: 1 & 4. On a chevron nebuly between three buglehorns and in chief a cross crosslet three martlets (Stanford) 2 & 3. Two chevrons between in chief two plates each charged with a fleur-de-lys and in base a wolf's head erased (Thomas)
Heraldic Charges: buglehorns (3), Heraldic Charges: chevron nebuly, on a, between, Heraldic Charges: chevrons (2), Heraldic Charges: chevrons (2) between, Heraldic Charges: cross crosslet, Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys, Heraldic Charges: martlets (3), Heraldic Charges: roundels (2), Heraldic Charges: unicorn, demi-, Heraldic Charges: wolf's head
Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 2) Title: Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 2)
Arms: Per pale on a chevron nebuly between three buglehorns and in chief a cross crosslet three martlets (Stanford)
Dimensions (height x width): 38mm x 30mm
Heraldic Charges: buglehorns (3), Heraldic Charges: chevron nebuly, on a, between, Heraldic Charges: cross crosslet, Heraldic Charges: martlets (3), Heraldic Charges: per pale
Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 3) Title: Thomas-Stanford, Charles Geisler, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Brighton (1858 - 1932) (Stamp 3)
Arms: Two chevrons between in chief two plates [roundels] each charged with a fleur-de-lys and in base a wolf's head erased (Thomas)
Dimensions (height x width): 38mm x 30mm
Heraldic Charges: chevrons (2) between, Heraldic Charges: roundels (2), Heraldic Charges: wolf's head