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Henry Thomas was a British politician.

Thomas served in the British Army in the Peninsula War, then in Canada and India, rising to become a lieutenant-colonel. At the 1835 UK general election, he stood in Kinsale for the Conservative Party, winning the seat. He stood again at the 1837 UK general election, where he was defeated, but in April 1838 he was seated on petition. He stood down at the 1841 UK general election.

References

1. Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 375. ISBN 0855272198.

• UK MPs 1835–1837
• UK MPs 1837–1841
• Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922)