Thomas Coote
Thomas Coote (born 1850, died 1939 at Folkestone) was an English coal merchant and Liberal politician.
Coote was born at Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire,[1] the son of Thomas Coote of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. He was educated privately and became a coal merchant in the firm of Coote & Son, Coal Merchants, of St Ives.[2]
In the 1885 general election, Coote was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.[3] He was a member of the Reform Club and an original member of the National Liberal Club.
Coote married in 1878, Elizabeth Pauline Day. They lived at Ambury House, Huntingdon.
References
- ↑ British Census 1881 RG11 1604/41 p13
- ↑ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ↑ Leigh Rayment
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Coote
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Robert Peel |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1885 – 1886 |
Succeeded by Arthur Smith-Barry |
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