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}}</ref> politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] from [[British general election, 1780|February 1780]] until he retired from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]],<ref name="rayment" /> having been elected unopposed at seven successive elections.<ref name="stooks-smith" /> |
}}</ref> politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] from [[British general election, 1780|February 1780]] until he retired from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]],<ref name="rayment" /> having been elected unopposed at seven successive elections.<ref name="stooks-smith" /> |
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He was the son of the Revd Thomas Stanley and educated at [[Manchester Grammar School]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]]. He was described as being of Cross Hill, Lancashire. |
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In his long parliamentary career he spoke often in favour of the Lancashire cotton industry. |
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He died aged 67.<ref name="rayment" /> |
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*[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/stanley-thomas-1749-1816 History of Parliament - STANLEY, Thomas (1749-1816) of Cross Hill] |
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Revision as of 18:40, 31 August 2011
Thomas Stanley (14 September 1749 – 25 December 1816)[1] was a British Whig[2] politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire from February 1780 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1812 general election,[1] having been elected unopposed at seven successive elections.[2]
He was the son of the Revd Thomas Stanley and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was described as being of Cross Hill, Lancashire.
In his long parliamentary career he spoke often in favour of the Lancashire cotton industry.
He died aged 67.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 1812. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
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