Thomas Greene (MP)

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Thomas Greene
Member of Parliament
for Lancaster
In office
12 April 1853 – 28 March 1857
Serving with Samuel Gregson
Preceded byRobert Baynes Armstrong
Samuel Gregson
Succeeded byWilliam Garnett
Samuel Gregson
In office
20 April 1824 – 9 July 1852
Preceded byJohn Fenton-Cawthorne
Succeeded byRobert Baynes Armstrong
Samuel Gregson
Personal details
Born19 January 1794
Died8 August 1872(1872-08-08) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyPeelite
Other political
affiliations		Conservative
Tory

Thomas Greene (19 January 1794 – 8 August 1872)[1] was a British Peelite, Conservative and Tory politician.[2][3][4][5][6]

Greene was first elected Tory MP for Lancaster at a and held the seat until 1852—becoming a Conservative in 1834, and a Peelite around 1847. He later regained the seat at a —caused by the unseating of Robert Baynes Armstrong due to corruption and bribery—but stood down at the next election in 1857.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. ^ "The Elections". Preston Chronicle. 7 August 1847. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Bell's New Weekly Messenger". 18 July 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 175. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "The General Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 31 July 1847. pp. 2–3, 6–7. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Domestic Intelligence". Fife Herald. 27 July 1837. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "The Lancaster Election". The Scotsman. 16 April 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Baynes Armstrong
Samuel Gregson 		Member of Parliament for Lancaster
–1857
With: Samuel Gregson 		Succeeded by
William Garnett
Samuel Gregson
Preceded by
John Fenton-Cawthorne
 		Member of Parliament for Lancaster
–1852
With: Robert Baynes Armstrong (–1852)
Samuel Gregson (1847–)
George Marton (1837–1847)
Patrick Maxwell Stewart (1831–1837)
(–1831) 		Succeeded by
Robert Baynes Armstrong
Samuel Gregson


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