Sir Thomas Western, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Burch Western, 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

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 21065. pp. 313–314. 5 February 1850. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 385
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages: W, part 2

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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