''For the polo player, see

Tommy Wayman Tommy Wayman is an American polo player (retired).Alex WebbeGentleman Tommy Wayman Keeps Keeps Earning 10-Goal Status '' Palm Beach Daily News'', January 2, 1983 Wayman was a ten-goal player.

'' Thomas Wayman (26 October 1833 – 8 February 1901) was an English

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was educated in private schools in Halifax. He carried on business as a

wool-stapler A wool-stapler is a dealer in wool. The wool-stapler buys wool from the producer, sorts and grades it, and sells it on to manufacturers. Some wool-staplers acquired significant wealth, such as Richard Chandler of Gloucester (England) who built Wi ...

until 1892. He was

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of Halifax from 1872 to 1874 and served as a

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

in the borough. He was

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

MP for nearby

Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It ha ...

from 1885 until he retired due to ill-health in 1899. He retired to Banbury, Oxfordshire, and died there on 8 February 1901, aged 67.

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* Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1833 births 1901 deaths UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub