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Thomas Gill (1788–1861)

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Thomas Gill
Member of Parliament
for Plymouth
In office
1 July 1841 – 29 July 1847
Serving with Hugh Fortescue
Preceded byJohn Collier
Thomas Bewes
Succeeded byHugh Fortescue
Roundell Palmer
Personal details
Born1788
Tavistock, Devon, England
Died20 October 1861(1861-10-20) (aged 72–73)
Tavistock, Devon, England
Political partyWhig

Thomas Gill (1788 – 20 October 1861)[1] was a British Whig politician and industrialist.[2][3][4]

Born in 1788 in Tavistock, Devon, Gill founded the Milbay Soaps Works in 1818 and, at some point, worked in the Tavistock Iron Works. He was also chairman of the South Devon Railway Company.[4]

Gill was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Plymouth at the 1841 general election but stepped down at the next election in 1847.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (27 October 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "P"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 73–75. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. ^ "General Election". Morning Post. 2 July 1841. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Thomas Gill". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. pp. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Plymouth
18411847
With: Hugh Fortescue
Succeeded by