1191 Thomas Bolton

Constituency : Derbyshire  North  East  1886-1906

Thomas  took  over  from  Francis  Egerton  at  Derbyshire North  East.

Thomas  was  a  solicitor  from  Solihull . He  was  a  member  of  Windsor  Town  Council  and  a  director  of  the  Rhymney  Coal  and  Iron  Company.  

Derbyshire  North  East  was  a  mining  constituency  and  Thomas  enjoyed  good  relations  with  the  Derbyshire  Miners  Association. He  helped  them  set  up  an  office  in  Chesterfield free  of  charge. Thomas  presented  petitions  in  favour  of  the  Eight  Hours  Bill  in  1897.

Thomas  was  a  temperance  advocate  and  a  fierce  critic  of  the  Tories'  Licensing  Bill.

He  died  in  1906  aged  65.