Tom Sutcliffe (politician)

Tom Sutcliffe (2 July 1865 – 8 January 1931)[1] was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician.

Educated at Haileybury and Oxford, Sutcliffe became head of the shipping company J. Sutcliffe and Sons.[2]

He was elected at the 1922 general election as the Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby.[2] He was re-elected in 1923, but did not contest the 1924 general election.[3]

He served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire during the years 1929–30,[4] and died aged 65 on 8 January 1931 at a nursing home in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, .[5]

References

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  1. ^ SUTCLIFFE, Tom, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. ^ a b "The General Election". The Times. No. 43190. London. 16 November 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 139. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  4. ^ "About Us - Stallingborough". stallingborough.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 45717. London. 10 January 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby
19221924
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