Christopher Theron Tower (2 May 1804 – 3 March 1884) was an English landowner and politician.

Biography

He was born at

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, the eldest son of Christopher Thomas Tower of

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, Essex, and was educated at

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and

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. From 1826 to 1836 he served with the 7th Hussars, reaching the rank of captain. In 1836 he married Lady Sophia, eldest daughter of

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. He lived at Huntsmoor Park, Buckinghamshire, and in a by-election in 1845 he was elected to Parliament for

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, without a contest. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Buckinghamshire in 1846. A Conservative, in the debate on the repeal of the

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he voted in favour of agricultural protection, and was a member of the

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and

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. He did not stand in the general election of 1847.Michael Stenton ed., ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'' (1976) vol. I, p. 381.

References

1804 births 1884 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford 7th Queen's Own Hussars officers High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire UK MPs 1841–1847 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Hemel Hempstead {{England-UK-MP-stub