Ralph Anthony Thicknesse (original) (raw)

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British Whig politician, died 1854

Ralph Anthony Thicknesse (1800 – 22 August 1854)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3]

Thicknesse was first elected Whig MP for Wigan at the 1847 general election and held the seat until his death in 1854.[4]

1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "The General Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 31 July 1847. pp. 2, 3, 6, 7. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "The Late Elections". Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser. 14 August 1847. pp. 3, 7, 8. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Ralph Thicknesse