Thomas Gill (1788–1861)

Thomas Gill (1788 – 20 October 1861)[1] was a British Whig politician and industrialist.[2][3][4]

Thomas Gill
Member of Parliament for Plymouth
In office 1 July 1841 – 29 July 1847 Serving with Hugh Fortescue
Preceded by	John Collier Thomas Bewes
Succeeded by	Hugh Fortescue Roundell Palmer
Personal details
Born	1788 Tavistock, Devon, England
Died	20 October 1861 (aged 72–73) Tavistock, Devon, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Born in 1788 in Tavistock, Devon, Gill founded the Milbay Soaps Works in 1818 and, at some point, worked in the Tavistock Iron Works. He was also chairman of the South Devon Railway Company.[4]

Gill was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Plymouth at the 1841 general election but stepped down at the next election in 1847.[2][5]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (27 October 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "P"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 73–75. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
3. "General Election". Morning Post. 2 July 1841. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Thomas Gill". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. pp. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Thomas Gill