Thomas Lundon (21 June 1883 – 28 October 1951) was an Irish

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politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the

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of the

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. He was first elected as the

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MP for the East Limerick constituency at the 1909 East Limerick by-election following the death of the sitting MP, his father William Lundon. He was re-elected at the January 1910 and December 1910 general elections, but lost his seat at the 1918 general election. His grand nephew is

Tony Lundon Anthony William James Lundon (born 13 April 1979) is an Irish singer, producer and director, formerly a TV presenter with RTE (2007-2009), a vocalist and songwriter with chart act Liberty X (2001-2007), and lead dancer with Lord of the Dance (19 ...

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1883 births 1951 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub