Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet,DL(31 March 1839 – 18 June 1921) was a BritishConservativepolitician.
Wrightson sat asMember of Parliament(MP) forStocktonbetween 1892 and 1895 and forSt Pancras Eastbetween 1899 and 1906. In 1900 he was created abaronet,of Neasham Hall in the County of Durham, and was appointed aDeputy LieutenantofDurhamon 4 December 1900.[1]He died in June 1921, aged 82.
He was the brother ofJohn Wrightson,the founder ofDownton Agricultural College.
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References
edit- ^"No. 27255".The London Gazette.11 December 1900. p. 8382.
- ^Burke's Peerage.1949.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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