Thomas Lynn Bristowe

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Thomas Lynn Bristowe (31 March 1833 – 6 June 1892) was an English stock broker and Conservative Party politician

Bristowe was the third son of John Syer Bristowe, a doctor of Camberwell, and his wife Mary Chesshyre of Rock Savage, Cheshire. He was educated privately and became a stock broker. He was a partner in the firm of Bristowe Bros. of the London Stock Exchange.^[1]

In 1885 Bristowe was elected Member of Parliament for Norwood. Bristowe was very active in a campaign to raise funds to restore Brockwell Hall, as part of Brockwell Park which had come into the ownership of Lambeth Council. However he died of a heart attack on the steps of Brockwell Hall during the grand opening ceremony in June 1892.^[2]

Bristowe married Frances Ellen Mason in 1857. They lived at Dulwich Hill House, Denmark Hill, Surrey. Bristowe was buried at the cemetery in Norwood.

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Norwood 1885 – 1892	Succeeded by Ernest Tritton

Persondata
Name	Bristowe, Thomas Lynn
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	31 March 1833
Place of birth
Date of death	6 June 1892
Place of death

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