Thomas Duckham (26 September 1816 – 2 March 1902) was an English farmer, cattle breeder and

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politician. Duckham was the second son of John Duckham of

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, Bristol and was educated at private schools at

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and

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. He was a tenant farmer at Baysham Court, near Ross and was a stock breeder of pedigree of Hereford cattle. In partnership with Thomas Treherne, he built St Nicholas Church and the city gaol, in Gaol Street, Hereford. He founded the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture of which he became chairman in 1883. He was also a member of the Councils of Central Chamber of Agriculture at Bath and west of England and of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society. For twenty years he edited the Hereford Herd Book. He became JP for Herefordshire. In 1880 Duckham was elected

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for

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. The seat was replaced under the

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and in 1885 he was elected MP for

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which he held until 1886. He was an alderman of Herefordshire County Council from 1888 and a member of the Ross Board of guardians. He was also chairman of the Ross Highway Board for 15 years. Duckham died at his residence at

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, Herefordshire 2 March 1902, at the age of 85. Duckham married a widow, Mrs. Anne Yeomans, in 1845. Anne Yeomans (née Morgan) had first been married to John Yeomans (1803–1842) of Moreton, another noted breeder of Hereford cattle, and whose family features strongly in the history of the Hereford breed. He was the son of Richard Yeomans (1767–1833) and grandson of John Yeomans (1736–1798) of Howton Court. Anne Duckham, late Yeomans née Morgan, died in 1894. She was the mother of Thomas Duckham's daughter, Ellen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duckham, Thomas 1816 births 1902 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 People from Shirehampton