1340 Thomas Leuty

Constituency  : Leeds  East  1895-1900

Thomas took  over  at  Leeds  East  after  the  death  of  John  Gane.

Thomas  was  the  son  of   a  linen  manufacturer  in  Armley. He  was  educated  at  Bramham  College. He  became  a  city  Councillor  in  1882  and  was  described  by  the  Yorkshire  Post  as  a  "militant  Congregationalist"  and  "Radical  of  Radicals".  He  contested  Leeds  North  in  1892. He  became  mayor  of  Leeds  in  1893. He  supported  the  Newcastle  Programme  and  was  well  regarded  by  the  craft  unionists  in  the  city.

Thomas  was  criticised  by  temperance  enthusiasts  for  dining  with  brewers  and  then  dealing  in  brewery  shares  himself  in  1898.

Thomas  was  not  comfortable  at  Westminster  and  his  health  was  failing  so  he  stepped  down  in  1900.

He  died  in  1911 aged  57.