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Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet

1886 – 1971

British politician

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Lived 1886 – 1971 (aged 84). Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Thomas Cecil Russell Moore, 1st Baronet, CBE (16 September 1886 – 9 April 1971) was a long-serving Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr Burghs in a 1925 by-election, and served until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by George Younger. Moore was created a Baronet, of Kyleburn in the County of Ayr, in 1956. He died in April 1971, aged 84, when the baronetcy became extinct. In the mid-1930s Moore, a Colonel in the British Army, wrote widely in the UK press in support of Adolf Hitler and the policies of Nazism.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Sir Thomas Cecil Russell Moore, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet?

British politician (1886-1971)

When was Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet was born on 16 September 1886.

When did Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet died on 9 April 1971.

What was Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet?

Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7529215

· DBpedia: Sir Thomas Moore, 1st Baronet

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