Thomas Charles Thompson

Thomas Charles Thompson (1821 – 26 September 1892) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1874 and from 1880 to 1885.

Thompson was the son of Thomas Thompson of Bishopwearmouth and his wife Elizabeth Pemberton, daughter of Richard Pemberton of Sunderland. He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Durham. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1844. He was a J.P. for Durham and was High Sheriff of Durham in 1869.[1]

Thompson stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Sunderland in 1868 and at City of Durham in 1871. He was elected Member of Parliament for City of Durham in February 1874, but his election was declared void in May 1874. He was elected at the 1880 general election and held the seat until 1885.[2]

Thompson died at the age of 71.

Thompson married Marianne Moore, daughter of Rev. Richard Moore, rector of Lund, in 1854.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Lloyd Wharton
John Henderson		 Member of Parliament for City of Durham
Feb 1874 – May 1874
With: John Henderson		 Succeeded by
Farrer Herschell
John Henderson
Preceded by
Sir Arthur Middleton, Bt
Farrer Herschell		 Member of Parliament for City of Durham
1880 – 1885
With: Farrer Herschell		 Succeeded by
Thomas Milvain


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