Sir Thomas William Boord, 1st Baronet FSA JP VD (14 July 1838 – 2 May 1912)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Boord was the son of Joseph Boord and his wife Mary Ann (née Newstead). He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich a by-election in August 1873,[2] and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election.[3] Apart from his political career he was a Captain the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a justice of the peace and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. On 18 February 1896 he was created a baronet, of Wakehurst Place in the County of Sussex.[4]
Boord married Margaret, daughter of Thomas George Mackinlay, in 1861. They had three sons and two daughters.
He died on 2 May 1912, aged 73, and was buried in a family grave on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.
He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son William.
Lady Boord died on 22 December 1918.
Notes
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "G", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 10. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 17. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "No. 26713". The London Gazette. 18 February 1896. p. 969.
References
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
External links
Burials at Highgate Cemetery
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