Thomas Matthias Weguelin
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Thomas Matthias Weguelin (5 May 1809 – 5 April 1885) was an English Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1880.
Weguelin was the son of William A Weguelin of Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London. He was a Russia merchant in London. He had directorships of the London and Liverpool and Globe Assurance Co., the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Co., and the Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada. From 1855 to 1859 he was a governor of the Bank of England
. He was a J.P.
for Surrey.
Weguelin was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Southampton
at a by-election in February 1857. He was re-elected at the general election in April 1857
, but was defeated at the 1859 general election
. He was returned to the Commons after a two-year absence at a by-election in July 1861 for Wolverhampton
, and held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1880 general election
.
Weguelin died at the age of 75.
Weguelin married firstly in 1837 Charlotte Poulett-Thomson, daughter of A. H. Poulett-Thomson. She died in 1840 and he married secondly in 1844, Catherine Hammersley, daughter of Charles Hammersley.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1880.
Weguelin was the son of William A Weguelin of Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London. He was a Russia merchant in London. He had directorships of the London and Liverpool and Globe Assurance Co., the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Co., and the Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada. From 1855 to 1859 he was a governor of the Bank of England
Governor of the Bank of England
The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor...
. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Surrey.
Weguelin was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
at a by-election in February 1857. He was re-elected at the general election in April 1857
United Kingdom general election, 1857
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, but was defeated at the 1859 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1859
In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
. He was returned to the Commons after a two-year absence at a by-election in July 1861 for Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Wolverhampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, and held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
.
Weguelin died at the age of 75.
Weguelin married firstly in 1837 Charlotte Poulett-Thomson, daughter of A. H. Poulett-Thomson. She died in 1840 and he married secondly in 1844, Catherine Hammersley, daughter of Charles Hammersley.