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Thomas Greene

1794 – 1872

British Member of Parliament

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Lived 1794 – 1872 (aged 78). Thomas Greene was a British politician.

Thomas Greene (19 January 1794 – 8 August 1872) was a British Peelite, Conservative and Tory politician.

Early life Greene was born on 19 January 1794, the only son of Thomas Greene of Slyne and Whittington and Martha Dawson, daughter and co-heiress of Edmund Dawson of Warton. His father, a barrister, chambers in Gray's and a house in Bedford Square.

He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire from 1823 to 1824,

Greene's family had owned land in Slyne and Hest Bank since the reign of King James I. Between 1831 and 1836, Greene had architect George Webster design and build Whittington Hall on the site of an earlier house.

Personal life On 30 August 1820, Greene married Henrietta Russell (d. 1882), a daughter of Sir Henry Russell, 1st Baronet, of Swallowfield. Together, they were the parents of three sons and two daughters, including: Thomas Huntley Greene (1823–1887), a Reverend who married Helen Stuart, youngest daughter of Gen. Hon. Sir Patrick Stuart (a son of Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre), in 1857. Henry Aylmer Greene (1827–1877), who died unmarried. On Greene's death, Whittington Hall passed to his eldest son, Dawson, who retired to live in London and was succeeded by his son, Henry Dawson Dawson-Greene.

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Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Thomas Greene?

British Member of Parliament (1794-1872)

When was Thomas Greene born?

Thomas Greene was born on 19 January 1794.

When did Thomas Greene die?

Thomas Greene died on 8 August 1872.

What was Thomas Greene's occupation?

Thomas Greene was a politician.

What nationality was Thomas Greene?

Thomas Greene was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Greene

· Wikidata: Q26213090

· DBpedia: Thomas Greene (MP)

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