Sir Thomas Burch Western, 1st Baronet (22 August 1795 – 30 May 1873) was an English

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politician.

Life

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He was born in

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the son of Admiral Thomas Western and Mary Burch (then 18 years old). His parents married either shortly before or shortly after his birth. He spent all of his early life in Bermuda, due to his father continuing in active service in the

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. The family only came to England in 1802 when his father had to take HMS Tamar back to England for repair. Thereafter they remained in England. His father retired in 1809 and they retired to

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near the

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coast. He served as

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for 1850. He was elected at the 1865 general election as member of parliament (MP) for the Northern division of Essex. When

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was divided into three divisions (rather than two) for the 1868 general election, Western stood in the new Eastern division, but did not win a seat. He was

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from 1869 to 1873. He lived later life at

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in Essex but is buried in

with his parents.

Family

He married Margaret Letitia Busby in February 1819 in

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. They had two sons and two daughters. His eldest son

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inherited his estate and title.

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* 1795 births 1873 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 1 Lord-lieutenants of Essex High sheriffs of Essex {{UK-baronet-stub