Sir William Tomlinson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Edward Murray Tomlinson, 1st Baronet (4 August 1838 – 17 December 1912) was an English lawyer, colliery owner and Conservative politician.
Tomlinson was born in the Lancaster registration district in Lancashire and became a barrister.[1] He was living at 3 Richmond Terrace Richmond from 1868 until his death.[2] He was part owner of the Worsley Mesnes Colliery Company.[3]
Tomlinson was elected as Member of Parliament for Preston in 1882, and held the seat until 1906. In the 1900 election he was challenged unsuccessfully by Keir Hardie. He was created a baronet of Richmond Terrace on 11 August 1902. Winston Churchill was challenged to fisticuffs when he referred to Tomlinson as "a miserable old man".[4] At the end of March, 1903, Tomlinson was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire.[5]
Tomlinson never married and on his death at the age of 74 the baronetcy became extinct. .
References
- ↑ British Census 1881
- ↑ Richmond Terrace, Survey of London: volume 13: St Margaret, Westminster, part II: Whitehall I (1930), pp. 249–256. Date accessed: 1 April 2009
- ↑ Lancashire Quarter Sessions
- ↑ Journal of the Churchill Centre & Societies No 128 Autumn 2005
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27540. p. 2238. 3 April 1903.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Tomlinson
- Includes picture
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Farrer Ecroyd Henry Cecil Raikes |
Member of Parliament for Preston 1882–1906 With: William Farrer Ecroyd 1882–1885 Robert William Hanbury 1885–1903 John Kerr 1903–1906 |
Succeeded by John Thomas Macpherson Harold Cox |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Richmond Terrace) 1902–1912 |
Extinct |