Sir Thomas Leigh Hare, 1st Baronet, (4 April 1859 – 22 February 1941) was a British

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politician and Member of Parliament. He represented

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in the House of Commons between

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and

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. Thomas Leigh Hare was the illegitimate son of

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(1807–1880). He married Lady Ida Cathcart, daughter of

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and Elizabeth Mary Crompton, on 24 July 1886. They had a daughter. Hare and the Liberal

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fought four general elections against each other in South West Norfolk. Winfrey gained the seat at the third attempt and Hare tried to regain it in January 1910. He was appointed a

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(MVO) in May 1905. The Hare Baronetcy, of Stow Hall in the County of Norfolk, was created in

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for him; the title became extinct on his death in 1941.

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* 1859 births 1941 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk English justices of the peace High Sheriffs of Norfolk Members of the Royal Victorian Order UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 People from Stow Bardolph {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1850s-stub