Thomas Snape

Thomas Snape (1835 – 9 August 1912) was a British industrialist and Liberal politician.

Snape was born in Salford, and was initially employed by John Hutchinson and Sons, a company that pioneered the use of the Leblanc process to produce soda ash, and led to the creation of a large chemical industry in Widnes, Lancashire. He subsequently established his own business, T. Snape and Company, with its works in the town. In 1890 Snape's became a constituent part of the United Alkali Company.

Snape was a prominent member of the Methodist Free Church and a supporter of the temperance and peace movements. He was a long-time member of the Liverpool Peace Society and served as its president in 1895. He stood as Liberal candidate for parliament on a number of occasions, but was only successful at the 1892 general election, when he became MP for Heywood. He lost his seat three years later to George Kemp of the Conservatives.