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Thomas Henry Clifton
Member of Parliament
for North Lancashire
In office
26 March 1874 – 31 March 1880
Serving with Frederick Stanley
Preceded byJohn Wilson-Patten
Frederick Stanley
Succeeded byJoseph Feilden
Frederick Stanley
Personal details
Born3 March 1845
Died31 March 1880(1880-03-31) (aged 35)
Resting placeSt Cuthbert's Church, Lytham, Lancashire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Madeline Diana Elizabeth Agnew
(m. 1867)
ChildrenMadeline Edith
John Talbot
Cuthbert
Constance Gertrude Cecil
Harry Arthur
Frances Victoria
Charles Caryl
Parent(s)John Talbot Clifton
Eleanor Cecily Lowther
Residence(s)Lytham Hall, Lancashire

Thomas Henry Clifton JP (3 March 1845 – 31 March 1880)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.

Family

Clifton was the son of John Talbot Clifton – who sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Lancashire between 1844 and 1847 – and Eleanor Cecily Lowther, daughter of Westmorland MP Henry Lowther.[2]

In 1867, he married Madeline Agnew, daughter of Wigtownshire MP Andrew Agnew. Together they had seven children, one of whom was noted traveller John Talbot Clifton.[2]

Political career

Clifton followed his father into politics in 1874 when he was elected Conservative MP for North Lancashire at a by-election but died shortly before the next general election in 1880.[3]

Other activities

During his life, Clifton was also a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire, a Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards, and a Lieutenant of the Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c "Thomas Henry Clifton". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for North Lancashire
18741880
With: Frederick Stanley
Succeeded by