Thomas Houldsworth

Thomas Houldsworth (13 September 1771 – 1 September 1852)[1] was a Tory, and then Conservative Party, politician in England. He was a member of parliament (MP) for 34 years, from 1818 to 1852.

Houldsworth MP for Pontefract from 1818 to 1830,[2] and then for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1830 until the borough was disenfranchised at 1832 general election.[1] He was then elected for the Northern division of Nottinghamshire, and held that seat until he stepped down from the House of Commons at the general election in July 1852.[3] He died two months later, aged 80.

## References

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1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438\. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Houldsworth

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Robert Pemberton Milnes
Viscount Pollington

|  Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1818–1830
With:  Viscount Pollington to 1826
Le Gendre Starkie 1826–1830  | Succeeded by

Hon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham
Sir Culling Eardley

Preceded by

Thomas Alcock
Thomas Legh

|  Member of Parliament for Newton
1830 – 1832
With:  Thomas Legh | Constituency abolished
New constituency |  Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire
1832 – 1852
With:  Viscount Lumley to 1835
Henry Gally-Knight 1835–1846
Lord Henry Bentinck from 1846  | Succeeded by

Lord Henry Bentinck
Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton

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