Thomas Christopher Boyd
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Thomas Christopher Boyd (born 14 August 1916) was a British
Labour Party
politician.
At the 1955 general election
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Bristol North West, defeating the sitting Conservative
MP Joseph Gurney Braithwaite
. He served in the House of Commons
for only four years, losing his seat at the 1959 general election
to the Conservative Martin McLaren.
Boyd later lived in Appledore Ashford, Kent
and Boyd
, Scotland
.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
At the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Bristol North West, defeating the sitting Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP Joseph Gurney Braithwaite
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite
Sir Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative Party politician.Gurney Braithwaite came from a Quaker family and was educated at Downs School, Colwall and Bootham School, York. During World War I, he served in the Royal Navy at the Suvla Bay landing, Gallipoli, and in Palestine...
. He served in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for only four years, losing his seat at the 1959 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1959
This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan...
to the Conservative Martin McLaren.
Boyd later lived in Appledore Ashford, Kent
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
and Boyd
Boyd
-in Canada:*Boyd Lake *Boyd Conservation Area, conservation area in Ontario, located northeast of Woodbridge and northwest of Toronto-in the United States:* Boyd County * Boyd, Minnesota* Boyd Township, North Dakota* Boyd, Texas...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.