Charles Hedley Strutt

Charles Hedley Strutt was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was the son of John [James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh|John James Strutt], the 2nd Baron Rayleigh, and his wife Clara née Vicars. He was educated at Winchester College and at Trinity [College, Cambridge], where he graduated in 1871 with 1st class honours in moral science. He became a farmer in Essex, where he was a justice of the peace, and an alderman of Essex [County Council].
He was the Member of Parliament for East Essex (UK [Parliament constituency)|Eastern Essex] from 1883 to 1885, when the constituency was divided. At the 1885 [United Kingdom general election|1885 general election] he unsuccessfully contested the Saffron Walden division of Essex.
After a decade's absence, he returned to the House of [Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons] as MP for Maldon in Essex from 1895 to 1906.
When not involved in politics he had interests in rubber production and was chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java.