Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden (22 May 1871 – 6 November 1950) was an English businessman and Conservative Party

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...

 politician.

He was the son of Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Bland Royden, 1st Baronet was an English shipowner and Conservative Party politician.Royden was the son of Thomas Royden of Liverpool. He was educated at Liverpool College and became head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He became a member of Liverpool City Council in 1873, and was...

  (1831–1917), a Conservative politician and head of the Thomas Royden & Sons shipping company. The younger Thomas inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1917, went on to become chairman of the Cunard Line

Cunard Line

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He was elected at the 1918 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1918

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 as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Bootle

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, having stood as a Coalition Conservative (a holder of the "coalition coupon

Coalition Coupon

The ‘Coalition Coupon’, often referred to as ‘the coupon’, refers to the letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the United Kingdom general election, 1918 endorsing them as official representatives of the Coalition Government. The 1918 election took place in the heady atmosphere of victory in...

" issued to candidates supporting of the Conservative-Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 coalition government. He did not stand for re-election in 1922

United Kingdom general election, 1922

The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...

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He was made a Companion of Honour in 1919, and ennobled in 1944 as Baron Royden

Baron Royden

The Royden Baronetcy, of Frankby Hall in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 July 1905 for Thomas Royden, head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He also served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool and represented Toxteth West in the...

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