Sir Thomas William Boord, 1st Baronet FSA JP VD (14 July 1838 – 2 May 1912) was a British

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politician. Family grave of Sir Thomas William Boord in Highgate Cemetery

Boord was the son of Joseph Boord and his wife Mary Ann (née Newstead). He was elected as

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(MP) for

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a by-election in August 1873, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election. Apart from his political career he was a Captain the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a justice of the peace and a

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. On 18 February 1896 he was created a

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, of

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in the

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. Boord married Margaret, daughter of Thomas George Mackinlay, in 1861. They had three sons and two daughters. He died on 2 May 1912, aged 73, and was buried in a family grave on the west side of

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. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son William. Lady Boord died on 22 December 1918.

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1838 births 1912 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Boord, Sir Thomas, 1st Baronet UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1830s-stub