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Welsh politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Owen Thomas, JP, DL (18 December 1858 – 6 March 1923)[1] was a Welsh politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Anglesey.[2]
Sir Owen Thomas | |
|---|---|
General Thomas | |
| Member of Parliament for Anglesey | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 6 March 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Thomas, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Owen Thomas 18 December 1858 Anglesey |
| Died | 6 March 1923 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Ebenezer Cemetery, Llanfechell |
| Political party | Independent Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal, Labour |
| Spouse | Frederica Pershouse |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Liverpool College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | 3rd (Militia) Battalion Manchester Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment |
| Commands | Prince of Wales Light Horse |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Thomas was born at Carrog on Anglesey on 18 December 1858.[1] He was educated at Liverpool College, and afterwards became a farmer.[1]
As a farmer, during 1893-7 he sat as member of the Royal Commission on Agricultural Depression; he and Lord Rendel were the only representatives of Wales on that body.[1] Thomas took an interest in politics and stood unsuccessfully for the Liberal Party in Oswestry at the 1895 United Kingdom general election.[3] At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, he was elected for Anglesey as an independent labour candidate.[4] He joined the Labour Party group in Parliament but resigned the party whip in 1920, and was re-elected in 1922 as an independent.[5] He died in 1923, causing the 1923 Anglesey by-election.[6]
Thomas raised[1] the Prince of Wales Light Horse regiment in 1899 to serve in the Second Boer War.[7] He commanded the regiment and later became the Brigadier-General commanding the North Wales Brigade. He also served as chief officer of the Life-Saving Apparatus at Sea section of the Board of Trade, and in his spare time bred farm stock.[6]
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