Thomas Arnold Herbert (1863 – 22 November 1940) was a British Liberal Party politician and barrister.

Background

He was a son of Professor Thomas Martin Herbert, Professor of Philosophy and Church History at the

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, whose mother was sister of

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and Jane Taylor, authors of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He was educated at

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, Owens College, Manchester, and

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. He married in 1896, Elizabeth Goodier Haworth. She died in 1917.

Law career

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, Foundation Scholar and M’Mahon Law Student, Double First in Classical and Law

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, bracketed Senior in Law Tripos. In 1890 he was the winner of

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for 'The History of the Law of Prescription in England'. In 1891 he had this work published. Equity Scholarship of the

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. He received a

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in 1889 and practised at the Chancery Bar. He was appointed a

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in 1913. He served as a

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Political career

He served as Liberal MP for Wycombe from 1906 to 1910. Standing for the first time, he gained Wycombe from the Conservative at the 1906 General Election. He served just one parliamentary term before defending his seat at the

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, when the Conservative Sir Charles Alfred Cripps won the seat with a majority of 17%. He did not stand for parliament again.British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1949, FWS Craig

Electoral record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert, Thomas Arnold 1863 births 1940 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge UK MPs 1906–1910