Thomas Grimsditch

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Thomas Grimsditch (1786 - 1864) [1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected at the 1837 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of Macclesfield, [2] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832 and 1835. [3] He was re-elected in 1841, [4] but was defeated at the 1847 general election [3] and did not stand for Parliament again. [3]

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References

  1. "Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "No. 19533". The London Gazette . 18 August 1837. p. 2182.
  3. 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 198. ISBN   0-900178-26-4.
  4. "No. 20001". The London Gazette . 23 July 1841. p. 1926.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Macclesfield
18371847
With: John Brocklehurst
Succeeded by