Sir Thomas Gresley, 10th Baronet

Sir Thomas Gresley, 10th Baronet (17 January 1832 – 18 December 1868) was an English Conservative Party politician who was elected to the constituency of South Derbyshire, but died before he took his seat.

Gresley was born at

Roger Gresley

. Thomas Gresley succeeded his father who died on 3 September 1847.

Gresley was elected as a member of parliament for South Derbyshire at the general election in November 1868. However he never took his seat^[2] and died the same year at the age of 36 at Shipley Hall. He was buried at Caldwell where hs is commemorated by a brass.

Gresley married Laura Ann Williams on 28 February 1854. They had a son Robert, who succeeded to the baronetcy.

References

^ "Gresley, William Nigel (1830–1830) (CCEd Person ID 61563)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ Notes and Queries 489 Dec 19 1896 p Members of parliament who have never sat^{[dead link]}

Debrett's Baronetage of England 7th Edition (1839) pp 34/5 (Google Books)
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Gresley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas William Evans Charles Robert Colvile	Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire November 1868 – December 1868 With: Rowland Smith	Succeeded by Rowland Smith Sir Henry Wilmot
Baronetage of England
Preceded by William Noel Gresley	Baronet (of Drakelowe) 1847–1868	Succeeded by Robert Gresley

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[1] "Gresley, William Nigel (1830–1830) (CCEd Person ID 61563)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[2] Notes and Queries 489 Dec 19 1896 p Members of parliament who have never sat^{[dead link]}

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