Thursday, 10 May 2018
1909 Robert Thomas
Constituency : Wrexham 1918-22, Anglesey 1923-29
Sir Robert received the coupon and had an easy win over Labour in the new seat of Wrexham.
Robert was a Welsh businessman. He was educated at Bottle College and Tettenhall College. The family business was ship and insurance brokering. He became an underwriter at Lloyds. He was an Anglesy county councillor. He was created a baronet in 1918.
Robert was a supporter of Welsh devolution. He spoke Welsh and was a public benefactor
In 1922 Robert switched to Anglesey and was narrowly defeated by the sitting Labour MP who died not long afterwards. In the by-election, Robert had a surprisingly comfortable win over Edward John for Labour even though the Conservatives stood a candidate.
Robert was unopposed in 1923 and had an easy win in a straight fight with Labour in 1924.
Robert stood down in 1929 and was declared bankrupt a year later. He was discharged in 1935.
He died in 1951 aged 78.
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