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Thomas Wrightson

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"Tariff Reform", caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1908.

Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet, DL (31 March 1839 – 18 June 1921) was a British Conservative politician.

Wrightson sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton between 1892 and 1895 and for St Pancras East between 1899 and 1906. In 1900 he was created a baronet, of Neasham Hall in the County of Durham, and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Durham on 4 December 1900[1] He died in June 1921, aged 82.

References

  1. ^ "No. 27255". The London Gazette. 11 December 1900.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stockton
1892–1895
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Pancras East
1899–1906
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New title Baronet
(of Neasham Hall)
1900–1921
Succeeded by
Thomas Garmondsway Wrightson
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Cleveland Institution of Engineers
1874 - 1876
Succeeded by
Thomas Whitwell