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Thomas Henry Bolton (February 1841 – 24 September 1916) was an English solicitor and a
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politician who sat in the
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between 1885 and 1895. Bolton was born at
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, the son of Thomas Bolton. He was admitted a solicitor 1869 and became a partner in the firm of Bolton & Mote, of Gray's Inn, London.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> Bolton was elected at the 1885 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Pancras North, but lost the seat in the 1886 general election. He regained the seat in a by election in 1890 after his successor succeeded to the peerage, and was re-elected in
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, but did not stand again at the 1895 general election. Bolton lived at South Binns, Heathfield, Sussex, and died at the age of 75. Bolton married Elizabeth Ann Wegg in 1861.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Thomas Henry 1841 births 1916 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies