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Ralph Anthony Thicknesse
Member of Parliament
for Wigan
In office
28 July 1847 – 22 August 1854
Serving with James Lindsay
Preceded by James Lindsay
Charles Strickland Standish
Succeeded by James Lindsay
Joseph Acton
Personal details
Born1800
Died (aged 54)
NationalityBritish
Political party Whig

Ralph Anthony Thicknesse (1800 – 22 August 1854) [1] was a British Whig politician. [2] [3]

Thicknesse was first elected Whig MP for Wigan at the 1847 general election and held the seat until his death in 1854. [4]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  2. ^ "The General Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 31 July 1847. pp. 2, 3, 6, 7. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Late Elections". Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser. 14 August 1847. pp. 3, 7, 8. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN  978-1-349-02349-3.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wigan
18471854
With: James Lindsay
Succeeded by