Thomas Colpitts Granger Explained

Thomas Colpitts Granger
Office:	Member of Parliament for City of Durham
Term Start:	29 June 1841
Term End:	13 August 1852
Alongside:	William Atherton (July 1852–August 1852) Henry John Spearman (1847–July 1852) John Bright (July 1843–1847) Arthur Hill-Trevor (April 1843–July 1843) Robert FitzRoy (1841–April 1843)
Predecessor:	Arthur Hill-Trevor William Charles Harland
Successor:	Adolphus Vane-Tempest William Atherton
Birth Date:	1802
Nationality:	British
Party:	Radical

Thomas Colpitts Granger, QC (1802 – 13 August 1852) was a British Radical politician and barrister.^[1]

Admitted to Inner Temple in 1830, Granger was later elected Radical MP for City of Durham at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his death in 1852.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1]}

His son, also Sir Thomas Colpitts Granger, was a County Court judge.

Notes and References

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2. 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.
3. Book: Froude. James Anthony. Tulloch. John. Fraser's Magazine, Volume 17. 1838. J. Fraser. 71. 7 May 2018.
4. Web site: Radice. Paula Kim Vandersluys. Identification, interests and influence : voting behaviour in four English constituencies in the decade after the Great Reform Act.. Durham E-Theses. Durham University. 7 May 2018. 318. 1992.
5. Book: The Spectator, Volume 10. 1837. F.C. Westley. 628. 7 May 2018.
6. News: Electoral Movements. 7 May 2018. John O'Groat Journal. 18 June 1841. 2. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .