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.[5]

References
  1. SUTCLIFFE, Tom, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. "The General Election". The Times (43190). London: The Times Digital Archive. 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 (45717). London: The Times Digital Archive. 10 January 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Tickler		 Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby
1922–1924		 Succeeded by
Walter Womersley


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