Thomas Rider (MP for Kent)

Thomas Rider (20 August 1785 – 6 August 1847)[1] was a British Whig[2] politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1835.

He was elected at the 1831 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent,[2][3] and held the seat until the constituency was divided under the Reform Act 1832.[1] At the 1832 general election he was returned as an MP for the new Western division of Kent,[2][4] but at the 1835 election he polled poorly,[5] and withdrew from the election at the end of the first day of polling.[2]

At the 1837 general election he contested the Eastern division of Kent,[5] but failed to unseat either of the two sitting Conservative Party MPs.[2]

He died on 6 August 1847, aged 81.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c d e Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S.. ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 157, 158. ISBN 0-900178-13-2. 
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 18805. p. 972. 20 May 1831. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 19009. p. 4. 1 January 1833. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 403, 406. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Bt
Thomas Law Hodges		 Member of Parliament for Kent
1831 – 1832
With: Thomas Law Hodges		 Constituency divided
New constituency Member of Parliament for West Kent
1832 – 1835
With: Thomas Law Hodges		 Succeeded by
Sir William Geary, Bt
Thomas Law Hodges