Henry Thomas Cole (1816 – 5 January 1885) was a

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politician. Laycock was elected Liberal MP for Penryn and Falmouth in 1874, but stood down at the next election in 1880. Cole became a barrister in 1842, entering

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, and later became a

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in 1867. He was also Recorder of Penzance from 1862 to 1872, and Recorder of Plymouth and Devonport.

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* Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 Politicians from Bath, Somerset 1816 births 1885 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn and Falmouth Members of the Middle Temple 19th-century King's Counsel {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub