Thomas Wrightson

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

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

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.

Coat of arms of Thomas Wrightson
Crest In front of a saltire Gules a unicorn salient Or. Escutcheon Or a fess invected chequy Azure and Argent between two eagles’ heads erased in chief Sable and a saltire couped in base Gules. Motto Veritas Omnia Vincit [2]

References

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Horace Davey	Member of Parliament for Stockton 1892–1895	Succeeded by Jonathan Samuel
Preceded by Robert Grant Webster	Member of Parliament for St Pancras East 1899–1906	Succeeded by Hugh Lea
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New title	Baronet (of Neasham Hall) 1900–1921	Succeeded by Thomas Garmondsway Wrightson
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Jeremiah Head	President of the Cleveland Institution of Engineers 1874–1876	Succeeded by Thomas Whitwell

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.