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Thomas Houldsworth (13 September 1771 – 1 September 1852) was a Tory, and then Conservative Party, politician in England. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 34 years, from 1818 to 1852.

Houldsworth MP for Pontefract from 1818 to 1830, and then for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1830 until the borough was disenfranchised at 1832 general election. He was then elected for the Northern division of Nottinghamshire, and held that seat until he stepped down from the House of Commons at the general election in July 1852. He died two months later, aged 80.

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRobert Pemberton Milnes
Viscount Pollington 		Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1818–1830
With: Viscount Pollington to 1826
Le Gendre Starkie 1826–1830 		Succeeded byHon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham
Sir Culling Eardley
Preceded byThomas Alcock
Thomas Legh 		Member of Parliament for Newton
1830 – 1832
With: Thomas Legh 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire
1832 – 1852
With: Viscount Lumley to 1835
Henry Gally-Knight 1835–1846
Lord Henry Bentinck from 1846 		Succeeded byLord Henry Bentinck
Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton


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