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Thomas Royden (other)
Thomas Royden may refer to: * Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet (1831–1917), English shipowner and Conservative Party politician * Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden, (22 May 1871 – 6 November 1950) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet (1831–1917), a Conservative politician and head of the Thom ... (1871–1950), son of the above, English Conservative Party politician * Thomas Royden & Sons, a shipbuilder in Liverpool, England {{hndis, name=Royden, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Bland Royden, 1st Baronet (20 February 1831 – 29 August 1917) was an English ship-owner and Conservative Party politician. Royden was the son of Thomas Royden of Liverpool. He was educated at Liverpool College and became head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He became a member of Liverpool City Council in 1873, and was Mayor of Liverpool in 1878–1879. He was also a J.P. for Liverpool. At the 1885 general election Royden was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Toxteth and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1903, was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cheshire at the end of the year, and was created a Baronet on 29 July 1905. Royden lived at Frankby Hall. He died at the age of 86. Royden married Alice Elizabeth Dowdall. Their son Thomas Royden was later MP for Bootle and became Lord Royden. Their daughter Maude Royden Agnes Maude Royden (23 November 1876 – 30 July 1956), late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden
Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden, (22 May 1871 – 6 November 1950) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet (1831–1917), a Conservative politician and head of the Thomas Royden & Sons shipping company. The younger Thomas inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1917, and went on to become chairman of the Cunard Line. He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle, having stood as a Coalition Conservative (a holder of the "coalition coupon" issued to candidates supporting of the Conservative-Liberal Party coalition government. He did not stand for re-election in the 1922 general election. He was made a Companion of Honour in 1919. His sister Maude Royden "eminent in the religious life of the nation" was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in the 1930 New Year Honours; they are the only siblings to be Companions of Honour. He was ennobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
