Thomas Wrightson, Vanity Fair, 1908-05-06

Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet, (31 March 1839 – 18 June 1921) was a British

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politician. Wrightson sat as

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(MP) for Stockton between 1892 and 1895 and for St Pancras East between 1899 and 1906. In 1900 he was created a

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, of Neasham Hall in the County of Durham, and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of

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on 4 December 1900. He died in June 1921, aged 82. He was the brother of

John Wrightson Professor John Wrightson Chemical Society, FCS, Royal Agricultural University, MRAC (1840 – 30 November 1916) was a British agriculturalist and the founder of Downton Agricultural College (1880–1906) at Downton, Wiltshire, Downton in Wilts ...

, the founder of

Downton Agricultural College Professor John Wrightson Chemical Society, FCS, Royal Agricultural University, MRAC (1840 – 30 November 1916) was a British agriculturalist and the founder of Downton Agricultural College (1880–1906) at Downton, Wiltshire, Downton in Wilts ...

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *

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* 1839 births 1921 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of Durham UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1830s-stub