799 Thomas Hill

Constituency  :  Worcester  1874-85

Thomas  recovered  the  second  seat  at  Worcester, lost  in  1868  when  he  was  the  candidate.

Thomas  was  educated  at  University  College,London.  He  was  a  Congregationalist  Sunday  school  teacher. He  was  mayor  of  Worcester  in  1859.

Thomas  was  defeated  in  1885  when  the  seat  was  reduced  to  just  one  member  and  failed  to  get  back  in  1886.

Thomas  was  a  noted  philanthropist , founding  almshouses  in  the  city. In  1892  he  made  a  major  contribution  to  the  expansion  of  the  British  Schools  in  Worcester.

He  died  in  1896  aged  80.