Thomas Boord Explained

Sir Thomas William Boord, 1st Baronet FSA JP VD (14 July 1838 – 2 May 1912)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.Boord was the son of Joseph Boord and his wife Mary Ann (née Newstead). He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich a by-election in August 1873,^[2] and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election.^[3] Apart from his political career he was a Captain the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a justice of the peace and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. On 18 February 1896 he was created a baronet, of Wakehurst Place in the County of Sussex.

Boord married Margaret, daughter of Thomas George Mackinlay, in 1861. They had three sons and two daughters.

He died on 2 May 1912, aged 73, and was buried in a family grave on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.

He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son William.

Lady Boord died on 22 December 1918.

References

• • Web site: Lundy . Darryl . FAQ . The Peerage.

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Burials at Highgate Cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "G", part 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501093633/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons2.htm . 1 May 2009 . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . usurped . 7 January 2010.
2. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

   . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 10.

3. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

   . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 . 1974 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-27-2 . 17.