Sir William Tomlinson, 1st Baronet

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Tomlinson in 1895.

Sir William Edward Murray Tomlinson, 1st Baronet (4 August 1838 – 17 December 1912) was an English lawyer, colliery owner and Conservative politician.

Tomlinson was born in the Lancaster registration district in Lancashire and became a barrister. He was living at 3 Richmond Terrace Richmond from 1868 until his death. He was part owner of the Worsley Mesnes Colliery Company.

Tomlinson was elected as Member of Parliament for Preston in 1882, and held the seat until 1906. In the 1900 election he was challenged unsuccessfully by Keir Hardie. He was created a baronet of Richmond Terrace on 11 August 1902. Winston Churchill was challenged to fisticuffs when he referred to Tomlinson as "a miserable old man". At the end of March, 1903, Tomlinson was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire.

Tomlinson never married and on his death at the age of 74 the baronetcy became extinct. .

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Tomlinson
• Includes picture

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Farrer Ecroyd Henry Cecil Raikes	Member of Parliament for Preston 1882–1906 With: William Farrer Ecroyd 1882–1885 Robert William Hanbury 1885–1903 John Kerr 1903–1906	Succeeded by John Thomas Macpherson Harold Cox
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Richmond Terrace) 1902–1912	Extinct