Charles Leighton

The Right Honourable 	The Right Honourable
Sir Charles Leighton 	Sir Charles Leighton
EK 	EK
 	
12th Premier of EnderronElections: 1875, 1877, 1880, 1883, 1885,1888, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1897, 1900	12th Premier of EnderronElections: 1875, 1877, 1880, 1883, 1885,1888, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1897, 1900
In office 	In office
29 January 1897 – 23 March 1900 	29 January 1897 – 23 March 1900
Monarch 	Victoria
Governor 	Edward Grey
Deputy 	Norman Frederickson
Preceded by 	William Thurmond
Succeeded by 	Samuel David Scott
In office 	In office
4 March 1891 – 28 September 1892 	4 March 1891 – 28 September 1892
Monarch 	Victoria
Governor 	Robert Page
Deputy 	Walter Kennard
Preceded by 	James S. Campbell
Succeeded by 	James S. Campbell
In office 	In office
1 April 1875 – 31 July 1889 	1 April 1875 – 31 July 1889
Monarch 	Victoria
Governor 	James McWilliamsWilliam WatfordRobert Page
Deputy 	J. P. LyonsThomas F. RobertsonEdmund CottsworthWalter Kennard
Preceded by 	William Watford
Succeeded by 	James S. Campbell
Leader of the British Mariana Liberal Party 	Leader of the British Mariana Liberal Party
In office 	In office
15 May 1874 – 3 April 1900 	15 May 1874 – 3 April 1900
Deputy 	J. P. LyonsThomas F. RobertsonEdmund CottsworthWalter KennardFrank McArthurNorman Frederickson
Preceded by 	Henry Nash
Succeeded by 	Norman Frederickson
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	Charles James Arthur Leighton9 September 1821New Plymouth, Colony of Enderron
Died 	23 October 1906 (aged 85)New Plymouth, Colony of Enderron
Political party 	Liberal
Spouse(s) 	Maryanne Fordham (m. 1849)
Children 	6
Education 	Plymouth College
Alma mater 	University of Oxford
Religion 	Anglican
Sir Charles James Arthur Leighton, EK, (9 September 1821 – 23 October 1906) was an Enderronian colonial politician who served as Premier of Enderron for 19 years, spread over three terms beginning in 1875 and ending in 1900. He is Enderron's second-longest-serving head of government, after William Oxley. He served as the leader of the Liberal Party for more than a quarter of a century, from 1874 to 1900.