Sir Thomas Western, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Burch Western CavTE, 1st Baronet (22 August 1795 – 30 May 1873)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician.
He served as High Sheriff of Essex for 1850.[2] He was elected at the 1865 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Northern division of Essex.[3] When Essex was divided into 3 divisiosns (rather than two) for the 1868 general election, Western stood in the new Eastern division, but did not win a seat.[4]
He was Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1869 to 1873.[5]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21065. pp. 313–314. 5 February 1850. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 386. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ Craig, op. cit., page 385
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages: W, part 2
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Western
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Gray Round Charles Du Cane |
Member of Parliament for North Essex 1865 – 1868 With: Charles Du Cane |
Constituency abolished |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Rivenhall, Essex 1864 – 1873 |
Succeeded by Thomas Sutton Western |
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