Thomas Collins (1825 – 26 Nov 1884)
was a
Conservative Party
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politician in
England
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.
He was elected as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Knaresborough
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History
Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...
at a by-election in 1851 following the death of
William Lascelles
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.
Background
Lascelles was the third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Hare ...
, but was defeated at the
1852 general election. He regained the seat at the
1857 general election and held it in
1859
Events
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, but was defeated again at the
1865 general election.
Collins was returned to the
House of Commons
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at the
1868 general election for
Boston
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, but lost that seat at the
1874 general election.
He stood unsuccessfully in
Derby
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at the
1880 general election, but won a by-election in Knaresborough in 1881, and held that seat until his death in 1884.
References
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1825 births
1884 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs 1880–1885
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