He was born in
Leeds on 3 January 1889, the son of George Charlesworth. He graduated BSc from
Leeds University in 1910. He began lecturing in Geology in 1914 at
Queen's University, Belfast, but then undertook postgraduate studies, first in London, then travelling to what was then
Breslau in Germany (now Wrocław in Poland) where he obtained a PhD in Geology. Back in Leeds he was awarded a DSc in 1921 and then briefly transferred to
Manchester University as a Senior Lecturer, before returning to Queen’s University in Belfast as a full Professor. He held the latter role from 1921 until 1954. He was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1950 and was awarded their Neill Prize for the period 1951-53. He was made a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the
1957 New Year Honours for his services to Northern Ireland with particular reference to the field of geology. He died in
Ballycastle, County Antrim in
Northern Ireland. ==Family==