Thomas Claughton (MP)
Thomas Claughton (c. August 1773 – 8 March 1842)[1] was a politician in England.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1818 until 1825.[1] His sons Thomas Legh Claughton and Piers Claughton became bishops in the Anglican Church (Thomas of Rochester then St Albans; Piers of St Helena then Colombo) while his grandson Gilbert Claughton (son of Thomas) was created a baronet in 1912.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Claughton
Categories:
- 1773 births
- 1842 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- UK MPs 1818–1820
- UK MPs 1820–1826
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MP for England stubs