Thomas Bristowe Explained

Thomas Bristow
Birth Date:31 March 1833
Death Place:Brockwell Hall, Lambeth, London
Resting Place:West Norwood Cemetery
Office:Member of Parliament
for Norwood
Term Start:1885
Term End:6 June 1892
Predecessor:New creation
Successor:Ernest Tritton
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Frances Ellen Mason

Thomas Lynn Bristowe (31 March 1833 – 6 June 1892) was an English stockbroker and Conservative Party politician

Biography

Bristowe was the third son of John Syer Bristowe, a doctor of Camberwell, and his wife Mary Chesshyre of Rock Savage, Cheshire. He was educated privately and became a stockbroker. He was a partner in the firm of Bristowe Brothers of the London Stock Exchange.[1] In 1885 Bristowe was elected Member of Parliament for Norwood. Bristowe was very active in a campaign to raise funds to restore Brockwell Hall, a part of Brockwell Park which had come into the ownership of Lambeth Council. However, he died of a heart attack on the steps of Brockwell Hall during the grand opening ceremony in June 1892, aged 59.[2]

Bristowe married Frances Ellen Mason in 1857. They lived at Dulwich Hill House, Denmark Hill, Surrey. Bristowe was buried at the West Norwood Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/18 Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  2. http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Environment/ParksGreenSpaces/Parks/HistoricBrockwellPark.htm Lambeth - Brockwell Park