Thomas Walton Mellor (3 October 1814 – 17 February 1902) was a British cotton manufacturer and
Conservative politician.
Early years
Thomas was the third son of Thomas Mellor of
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and his wife Mary Walton of
Stalybridge
Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.
Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...
, Cheshire. He was christened on 30 October 1814 at the parish church of St Michael
Ashton-under-Lyne.
Career
He became a major "cotton master" in Ashton, and led the opposition to the costs of the town obtaining a charter of incorporation as a
municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in S ...
in 1847. He was a magistrate for the borough of Ashton and the counties palatine of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
and
Lancaster.
[''Our New Members of Parliament'', The Times, 5 December 1868, p. 7]
In
1868
Events
January–March
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...
Mellor was elected as
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Ashton-under-Lyne, describing himself as "a Conservative with Liberal tendencies".
[ He stood down from parliament in ]1880
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia.
* January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy.
* February †...
.
Family life
He married Jane Leigh of Compsall Bridge in 1849 and they had a son, John Edward.[
]
Death
Mellor died at Ashton-under-Lyne 17 February 1902.
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mellor, Thomas Walton
1814 births
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs 1874–1880
1902 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ashton-under-Lyne