Thomas Usborne

For British publisher, see Peter Usborne.

Thomas Usborne (30 May 1840 – 7 June 1915)^[1] was an English Conservative Party politician. He was born in Limerick and studied successively at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained an MA degree.^[2]

Usborne in 1895.

He was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chelmsford Division of Essex at an unopposed by-election in 1892, following the death of the sitting MP William Beadel. Usborne was re-elected at the general election in July 1892, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election.^[3] His son, also called Thomas, was a first-class cricketer.

References

1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Usborne, Thomas (USBN859T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 275. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Usborne

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Beadel	Member of Parliament for Chelmsford 1892 – 1900	Succeeded by Sir Carne Rasch