Thomas Wintringham (22 August 1867 – 8 August 1921) was a British
Liberal Party
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politician. He was elected as
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Louth Louth may refer to:
Australia
*Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia
* Louth, New South Wales, a town
* Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia
** Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality
Canada
* Louth, Ontario
Ireland
* Cou ...
in
Lincolnshire
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at a
by-election in June 1920, but died in office the following year, aged 53. He died suddenly in the House of Commons reading room in the
Palace of Westminster
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.
The resulting
by-election in September 1921, Louth's second by-election in under 16 months, was won by his wife
Margaret
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, who became the second woman to take a seat in the
British House of Commons
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.
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1867 births
1921 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1918–1922
Spouses of British politicians
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