"Colonel" George Tomline

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George Tomline, sobriquet "Colonel" George Tomline, (3 March 1813 - 25 August 1889) was an English politician, Member of Parliament for various constituencies. He was the son of William Edward Tomline and grandson of George Pretyman Tomline.

He was Member of Parliament for:

• Sudbury, (1840-1841);
• Shrewsbury, (1851-1847) and (1852-1868);
• Great Grimsby, (1868-1874).

He was a keen amateur astronomer who built an observatory at Orwell Park.

[edit] Bibliography

• Bence-Jones, G. (1995). Orwell Park. Electric Ink Ltd. 
• Burke, Sir Bernard (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland p.1518. Harrison. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
• Gooding, R. (2003). George Tomline & Relatives. Orwell Astronomical Society. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
• Goward, K. J. (2006). Founding of Orwell Park Observatory. Orwell Astronomical Society. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.

[edit] Obituaries

• Lincolnshire Chronicle, 30 August 1889
• Ipswich Journal, 30 August 1889