Thomas Cape

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Thomas Cape MBE (5 October 1868, Cockermouth, Cumberland – 1947) was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 1918 to 1945.

Before entering the House of Commons, Thomas Cape, son of William Cape, worked as a miner for twenty-five years between the ages of 13 and 38. He became General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners Association, and was awarded the M.B.E. in 1917.^[1] He died in 1947.^[2]

Personal

Cape, whose father had also worked as a miner, married Dorothy Hodgson in 1890: the marriage produced three records sons and three recorded daughters.^[3]

References

↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 143
↑ 'Obituary', The Times, 7 November 1947
↑ Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Cape
genealogy site

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Workington 1918 – 1945	Succeeded by Fred Peart
Political offices
Preceded by Andrew Sharp	General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners' Association 1916–1945?	Succeeded by Tom Stephenson

Persondata
Name	Cape, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	5 October 1868
Place of birth
Date of death	1947
Place of death

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