Ralph Anthony Thicknesse Explained
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 22 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722142411/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons4.htm. 22 July 2018 . usurped . 13 June 2017 .
- News: The General Election . 22 July 2018 . Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser . 31 July 1847 . 2, 3, 6, 7 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: The Late Elections . 22 July 2018 . Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser . 14 August 1847 . 3, 7, 8 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book . 331–332.